Each Question Below Is a Plan for a Narrative Paragraph

question 30

Multiple Choice

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. The Civil War battle between two iron-covered ships, on March 9, 1862, changed sea warfare forever.
____ Two hours into the battle, the Monitor ran out of ammunition and moved into shallow water to reload.
____ After four hours, the Merrimack , her hull leaking and her smokestack broken, escaped from the scene of battle.
____ When the Monitor returned with guns loaded, the Merrimack lured her into deep water and then suddenly swung around and rammed her, leaving barely a dent.
____ At the end of the conflict, neither ironclad ship had really won, but the wooden fighting ship was a thing of the past.
____ At first, the two ships ⎯ the North's Monitor and the South's Merrimack ⎯ just circled each other like prehistoric monsters, firing at close range but causing no damage.

• A) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
• B) 5, 2, 3, 1, 4
• C) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1

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Definitions:

Base Year

The year with which other years are compared when an index is constructed: for example, a price index.

Minimum Wage

The lowest legal hourly pay for employees, set by government law.

Unskilled Workers

Workers who possess no special skills or training and typically perform simple tasks that require minimal prior experience.

Backward-Bending

Describes a labor supply curve reflecting a situation where higher wages lead to a decrease in labor supplied because individuals opt for leisure over work.