Question

question 5 of 5 in how the other half lives, jacob riis wrote: \with half a chance it might have lived; but it had none. that dark bedroom killed it.\ what does this mean?
a. conditions in buildings in the slums were healthy for child-raising.

b. the slums in cities lacked the schools to properly teach children.

c. conditions in buildings in the slums often killed babies.

d. buildings in the slums were great places to raise babies.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Says slum conditions were healthy for child - raising, but the quote implies the opposite (the dark bedroom killed it), so A is wrong.
• Option B: The quote is about living conditions (dark bedroom) and not about schools, so B is irrelevant.
• Option C: The quote "That dark bedroom killed it" (referring to a baby, likely) shows that slum building conditions (like dark, unhygienic bedrooms) often led to baby deaths. This matches the quote's meaning.
• Option D: Claims slum buildings were great for raising babies, which contradicts the quote as the bedroom killed the baby.

Answer:

C. Conditions in buildings in the slums often killed babies.