Question

Excerpt from Farming It by henry a. shute.

Which can be inferred about the town from the descriptions in the first two paragraphs of the passage pn pages 1-2

a. the town has so few inhabitants it is practically abandoned

b. the town has recived very little rain for quite some time

c. the town is experiencing an economic depression

d. the town is located in a desert where there is little water

Answer 1

B. the town has received very little rain for quite some time.

Step-by-step explanation:

The descriptions talk about the town being so dry and doesn't have a lot of rain.

Answer 2

d

Step-by-step explanation:

The sun blazes like a hot oven...

A blaze of sunlight, a yellow gleam of dusty roads....

The above lines in paragraphs indicate that the town is located in the desert where there is little water.