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read the passage.

cross-country

the bus ride home was raucous with unbridled delight at the conclusion of another school year and the excitement of summer. the students around ben talked of plans for gatherings at the community center, seasonal jobs, and activities like swimming, fishing, sports, and especially baseball. a few of his classmates asked whether ben would be joining them as shortstop this year, but ben shook his head no. his family was headed out for another summer adventure in the trailer they called home.

as he stepped off the school bus, he turned to wave at the friends he wouldn’t see again until the new school year began. a riot of red and white impatiens grew beneath the familiar, brightly painted happy trails park sign. he walked the familiar stone path toward his house on wheels and its small front garden. each family in happy trails park had created its own compact garden of eden with well-tended gardens, fire pits, barbecue grills, and outdoor furniture. while looking forward to a new summer adventure, ben was glad to call happy trails park his home.

ben’s father, an american history teacher, had a thirst for knowledge to rival abraham lincoln’s. under his guidance, the family had traveled last year from their home in michigan across the upper midwest, with a final destination of mount rushmore in south dakota. their trailer became a private passenger train complete with a dining car and restroom. no longer stuck in one place, this home on wheels provided for all his family’s needs while moving them from one unusual spot to the next. they could camp out while still being at home, and the scenery changed almost every day. the trailer stopped in small cities and towns across the states as if it were a train. like a midwest lewis and clark expedition, ben and his family explored wisconsin’s waterfalls, explored the many untouched, untamed forests of the upper peninsula of michigan, and sighted the occasional bear, elk, and other wild forest animals. they remained in one place long enough to get tired of it, and then moved on to the next stop on their trailer-train ride to their final destination of mount rushmore, where they’d all marveled at the sheer size of the magnificent monument. ben looked forward to discovering which route they would take and which unique places they might visit this year.

as he finally reached his trailer and opened the front door, ben sighed with satisfaction. a new cross-country adventure was just around the corner this summer, and he couldn’t wait to his family plan it.

how does the allusion to the lewis and clark expedition in paragraph 3 affect this passage?

it demonstrates that the family begins their trip without a destination in mind.

it gives the impression that the family members are very brave to make such a trip.
it convey the idea that the family explores remote areas on their journey.

it suggests that the family is aided on their trip by friendly and knowledgeable guides.

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