Question

read the excerpt from my story. more of us rode the buses than caucasians did, because more whites could afford cars. it was very humiliating having to suffer the indignity of riding segregated buses twice a day, five days a week, to go downtown and work for white people. how is this excerpt structured? \\(\circ\\) cause and effect \\(\circ\\) chronology \\(\circ\\) problem and solution \\(\circ\\) answer

Explanation:

First, analyze each option:

• Cause and effect: The first part ("more of us rode the buses than Caucasians did, because more whites could afford cars") shows a cause (whites could afford cars) leading to an effect (more Blacks rode buses). The second part describes the humiliation of riding segregated buses, which is a result of the segregation (a cause - effect relationship in terms of the situation's impact).
• Chronology: There's no sequence of events over time (e.g., first this happened, then that), so this is not correct.
• Problem and solution: The excerpt describes a problem (segregated buses, humiliation) but doesn't offer a solution, so this is incorrect.
• "Answer" is not a valid text structure category here.

So the correct option is the one related to cause and effect.

Answer:

cause and effect (the option with "cause and effect" text)