RI.7.9

A. Both include mostly factual information about jeans.

B. Both authors express their opinion on the first jeans.

C. Both mention the miners’ need for durable pants.

D. Both talk about the origin of jean-like pants in Italy.

A, a newspaper article.

B. a biography.

C. an encyclopedia entry.

D. a journal entry.

A. by someone who witnessed the events.

B. about events from long ago.

C. about events that just happened.

D. by someone who criticizes the events.

A. how Strauss sold jeans worldwide.

B. why Strauss left his home in Germany.

C. the history of today’s denim jeans.

D. the reason fishermen wore jeans.