Question

Ehrenreich believes that affluent Americans tend not to notice or understand the

lives of the poor and working class because
A. despite differences in income, the rich and poor tend to wear the same
clothes
B. the poor are adept at hiding their poverty
C. the rich and poor tend to live in increasingly separate worlds and environments
D. affluent Americans dismiss most poor people as drugs addicts
E. there is such a small amount of poverty in America that it is hard to recognize

Answer 1

B

Explanation: B. the poor are adept at hiding their poverty

Answer 2

But the affluent rarely see the poor or, if they do catch sight of

them in some public space, rarely know what they're seeing, since - thanks to

consignment stores and, yes, Wal-Mart - the poor are usually able to disguise themselves

as members of the more comfortable classes.

The answer is B

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