Question

Read the excerpt from "American History."

I once read in a Ripley's Believe It or Not column that
Paterson, New Jersey, is the place where the Straight
and Narrow (streets) intersect. The Puerto Rican
tenement known as El Building was one block up from
Straight. It was, in fact, the corner of Straight and
Market; not "at" the corner, but the corner. At almost
any hour of the day, El Building was like a monstrous
jukebox, blasting out salsas from open windows as the
residents, mostly new immigrants just up from the
island, tried to drown out whatever they were currently
enduring with loud music.
What is the location of the setting described in the
excerpt?
O Puerto Rico
O New Jersey
an island
open windows

Answer 1

The setting described in the excerpt is in New Jersey, specifically Paterson.

Step-by-step explanation:

The location of the setting described in the excerpt is New Jersey. Specifically, it mentions Paterson, New Jersey, where the Straight and Narrow streets intersect.

The passage also mentions a Puerto Rican tenement called El Building, which is one block up from Straight Street.

The description of loud music and open windows further supports the setting being in an urban residential area, like Paterson, New Jersey.