which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to question 5?\na. “phineas is the foreman of…

which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to question 5?\na. “phineas is the foreman of a track construction gang that is in the process of blasting a railroad right - of - way through granite bedrock near the small town of cavendish, vermont. phineas is twenty - six years old, unmarried, and five feet, six inches tall, short for our time but about average for his.”\nb. “he is good with his hands and good with his men, ‘possessing an iron will as well as an iron frame,’ according to his doctor. in a moment, phineas will have a horrible accident.”\nc. “phineas gage’s accident will make him world famous, but fame will do him little good. yet for many others—psychologists, medical researchers, doctors, and especially those who suffer brain injuries—phineas gage will become someone worth knowing.”\nd. “building a railroad in 1848 is muscle work. there are no bulldozers or power shovels to open a way through vermont’s green mountains for the rutland & burlington railroad. phineas’s men work with picks, shovels, and rock drills.”

which passage from the text most strongly supports the answer to question 5?\na. “phineas is the foreman of a track construction gang that is in the process of blasting a railroad right - of - way through granite bedrock near the small town of cavendish, vermont. phineas is twenty - six years old, unmarried, and five feet, six inches tall, short for our time but about average for his.”\nb. “he is good with his hands and good with his men, ‘possessing an iron will as well as an iron frame,’ according to his doctor. in a moment, phineas will have a horrible accident.”\nc. “phineas gage’s accident will make him world famous, but fame will do him little good. yet for many others—psychologists, medical researchers, doctors, and especially those who suffer brain injuries—phineas gage will become someone worth knowing.”\nd. “building a railroad in 1848 is muscle work. there are no bulldozers or power shovels to open a way through vermont’s green mountains for the rutland & burlington railroad. phineas’s men work with picks, shovels, and rock drills.”

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Brief Explanations:

The question asks for the passage supporting the answer to Question 5. Option C directly mentions that Phineas Gage's accident will make him world - famous but fame will do him little good, which is likely related to the answer of Question 5. The other options focus on different aspects like his job, physical attributes, or work conditions.

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C. "Phineas Gage’s accident will make him world famous, but fame will do him little good. Yet for many others—psychologists, medical researchers, doctors, and especially those who suffer brain injuries—Phineas Gage will become someone worth knowing."