Question

a journalist is writing an article about an organized protest in the wake of a factory closure. read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best. sections background protest event reactions to the protest at a recent press conference, mayor lee ann marks said, \my administration is committed to helping the parties find a swift and fair resolution.\ former employees claim that the factory owners knew about the planned closure for many months before informing employees. nearly three hundred people held signs and chanted at the intersection of third avenue and thompson street, causing a major disruption to the morning commute. when the factory closed, close to 1,000 people lost their jobs.

Explanation:

1. The mayor's statement is an official response to the protest situation, so it belongs to reactions to the protest.
2. The employees' claim about the factory owners' prior knowledge of the closure provides context leading up to the protest, so it fits in background.
3. The description of the protest action (people gathering, chanting, disrupting commute) is the actual protest activity, so it belongs to protest event.
4. The number of job losses from the factory closure is the core context that sparked the protest, so it fits in background.

Answer:

• "At a recent press conference, Mayor Lee Ann Marks said, 'My administration is committed to helping the parties find a swift and fair resolution.'" → Reactions to the protest
• "Former employees claim that the factory owners knew about the planned closure for many months before informing employees." → Background
• "Nearly three hundred people held signs and chanted at the intersection of Third Avenue and Thompson Street, causing a major disruption to the morning commute." → Protest event
• "When the factory closed, close to 1,000 people lost their jobs." → Background