The place that is now considered Hollywood was known, in 1850s

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The place that is now considered Hollywood was known, in 1850s, as a place of a few adobe huts on land outside Los Angeles, California. Growing crops was so successful in the region that it promised to be a thriving agricultural community. One of its most notable historic figures was Harvey Henderson Wilcox, a real estate tycoon, and his wife, Daeida, who moved to Los Angeles from Topeka, Kansas, in the 1860s. Wilcox, having lost the use of his legs from a bout with typhoid fever prior to moving out west, bought 160 acres of the fertile land near the Cahuenga Pass to build the family’s ranch in a tranquil setting. The establishment’s name came from Daeida, who, while on her maiden train trip to Los Angeles, met a woman who owned a country home named for the Dutch settlement of Hollywood. Liking the name, Daeida christened their new ranch "Hollywood" in a private ceremony in the fall of 1862.

Decades later, on February 1, 1887, Wilcox submitted a grid map of his new town to the Los Angeles County recorder's office. This was the first official document with the name "Hollywood" printed on it. The first street in town was named Prospect Avenue, later changed to Hollywood Boulevard, where residential and official lots were carved out around dirt avenues and pepper trees. By 1900, Hollywood had a population of 1000, a post office, a newspaper, a hotel, and two markets. In neighboring Los Angeles, where one could travel through seven miles of orange groves, the population had reached 100,000. There was a single-track streetcar line that twisted its way along Prospect Avenue, on an irregular schedule, into the city on a two-hour trip.

In the early 1900s, filmmakers began moving to the Los Angeles area to get away from the strict rules imposed by Motion Picture Patents Company in New Jersey. Since most of the moviemaking patents were owned by the company, independent filmmakers were often sued to stop their productions. To escape from the company’s control, moviemakers began to arrive in Los Angeles to make their films. If agents from the company came out west to find and stop these filmmakers, adequate notice allowed for a quick escape to Mexico. The ideal weather conditions and varied terrain of Hollywood attracted many in the filmmaker fraternity, gradually establishing this suburb of Los Angeles as the ultimate symbol of the movie industry.   1 
 1. According to the passage, Hollywood was originally established to

A. attract independent filmmakers
B. encourage a settlement of industrialists moving out west
C. provide a peaceful abode for real estate tycoon Wilcox
D. extend the city of Los Angeles at the end of a streetcar line
E. allow farmers from the area to farm in the fertile land

2 
 2. In the context of the passage as a whole, the second paragraph serves primarily to

A. introduce evidence that confirms a promise suggested in the first paragraph
B. present possible causes of an event elaborated in the third paragraph
C. criticize the results of a development presented in the first paragraph
D. demonstrate the unintended consequence of the main topic in the first paragraph
E. build on the narrative in the first paragraph and build a base for the third paragraph

3 
 3. In the context of the passage, which of the following events, if true, would most clearly enable the development of Hollywood from a privately-owned land to a suburb of Los Angeles?

A. Introduction of a faster streetcar line brought Hollywood closer to the city of Los Angeles.
B. Wilcox surrendered his ownership of Hollywood when he submitted Hollywood's grid map to Los Angeles County recorder's office.
C. Ideal weather conditions brought popular musicians and other prominent individuals from American entertainment industry to Hollywood.
D. The fertile land and rural setting continued to attract farmers for a few more decades into the twentieth century. 
E. The varied terrain of Hollywood earned a reputation as a tourist destination among the citizens of Los Angeles.

4 
 4. The passage mentions each of the following reasons motivated filmmakers to make their films in Hollywood EXCEPT

A. escape from strict rules imposed by an established filmmaking company
B. protection against legal actions for patent infringement
C. advantage of shooting films in varied terrain 
D. expansion of their audience in Mexico
E. benefit of pleasant climatic conditions

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Dereno · Answer

1. According to the passage, Hollywood was originally established to

A. attract independent filmmakers
B. encourage a settlement of industrialists moving out west
 C. provide a peaceful abode for real estate tycoon Wilcox 
D. extend the city of Los Angeles at the end of a streetcar line
E. allow farmers from the area to farm in the fertile land.

From the first paragraph, the passage clearly mentions Wilcox and his wife , planning to create a 160 acre ranch in tranquil. The exact verses of the passage - “  bought 160 acres of the fertile land near the Cahuenga Pass to build the family’s ranch in a tranquil setting ”. Clearly option C is the correct answer.

2. In the context of the passage as a whole, the second paragraph serves primarily to

A. introduce evidence that confirms a promise suggested in the first paragraph
B. present possible causes of an event elaborated in the third paragraph
C. criticize the results of a development presented in the first paragraph
D. demonstrate the unintended consequence of the main topic in the first paragraph
 E. build on the narrative in the first paragraph and build a base for the third paragraph.

This passage is a well structured narrative, where the first para mentions about how the land is purchased as private property by a real estate tycoon. And, how the name Hollywood came into existence.

The second paragraph, mentions how the private landed property is converted to official public plots, and how the property began accommodating new people , as the population rose to 1000. The third paragraph , clearly shows how the film makers of early 1900s, in order to escape the patent system fled to Hollywood for various reasons to shoot movies. And gradually became a hub for movies.

Option E is the correct answer.

3. In the context of the passage, which of the following events, if true, would most clearly enable the development of Hollywood from a privately-owned land to a suburb of Los Angeles?

A. Introduction of a faster streetcar line brought Hollywood closer to the city of Los Angeles.
 B. Wilcox surrendered his ownership of Hollywood when he submitted Hollywood's grid map to Los Angeles County recorder's office .
C. Ideal weather conditions brought popular musicians and other prominent individuals from American entertainment industry to Hollywood.
D. The fertile land and rural setting continued to attract farmers for a few more decades into the twentieth century. 
E. The varied terrain of Hollywood earned a reputation as a tourist destination among the citizens of Los Angeles.

These lines from paragraph two - “  Decades later, on February 1, 1887, Wilcox submitted a grid map of his new town to the Los Angeles County recorder's office. This was the first official document with the name "Hollywood" printed on it. The first street in town was named Prospect Avenue, later changed to Hollywood Boulevard, where residential and official lots were carved out around dirt avenues and pepper trees ”. Clearly shows the transition from private property (160 acre ranch) to sub urb of Los Angeles.

Option B

BruceWayne23 · Answer

Hey,
Can you explain how the answer for 3rd question is B? I think it is A

The question asks:
 
Choice B:
 
Two problems:

Problem 1: Unsupported assumption
The passage  never says Wilcox surrendered ownership .
Submitting a map to a county recorder  does not imply giving up ownership .
So B  adds an unsupported claim .
 
Problem 2: Ownership change does not create a suburb
Even if he surrendered ownership, that would mean:
 
 the land is no longer private  
But that  still does not connect Hollywood to Los Angeles .
You could have:
 
 a public town 
 still geographically and economically separate.  
So it  does not enable suburban development .

BUT,

Choice A:
 
The passage already says:
 
So transportation  already connects Hollywood and Los Angeles .

Please let me know if I've understood it wrong.

Dereno · Answer

BruceWayne23

The first paragraph mentions, the 160 acre land, later christened as Hollywood was a private property land of Wilcox.

The second para - states the submission of the new city grid map to the county recorders office.

The lines - “  where  residential and official lots  were carved out around dirt avenues and pepper trees.”

So, post submission of the new city map, these developments are taking place. If you look at the Hierarchy order, the Los Angeles county occupies the highest level, while the Hollywood region is below it. I am using this hierarchy to just make it clear that , the Hollywood is getting attached to the Los Angeles county.

So, a city which is adjoining to a main central city, is usually called a sub urban city. So, submitting the new city grid map, Hollywood has become the suburb of Los Angeles county. Subsequently, developments are taking place.

Now, to your doubts - the option B mentions surrender. Wilcox submitted and didn’t surrender. Superficially this statement seems good.

Ownership change to a private entity is different from ownership to a government entity.

Any government cannot infringe upon private lands, unless under exceptional cases like - presence of natural resources, archeological sites, government constructions like industries, infrastructure developments are coming. So, unless Wilcox grants permission to use his property , government cannot step in.

so, government ownership changes the scenario altogether. Only government classifies an area as suburb or township or city etc.

For such classification to occur, which paved the way, or which helped the transition to occur ?

Moreover, the question mentions  IF TRUE -  assuming the option to be true, which supports the theme Hollywood transitioning to suburbs. So, Option B seems a valid case.

Now coming to the option A -  Introduction of a faster streetcar line brought Hollywood closer to the city of Los Angeles.

Does this really brings Hollywood closer to LA ? Yes absolutely true. No doubt on that.

But did this enable the transition from Private land to suburb ? No. The road connects the suburb to the city LA. But, not enabling the transfer of private property to suburb regions.

Hope this clarifies ur doubts. I have tried my best to make this clear for u.

Let’s wait for OA

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Mind-map   
     
  To detail the   establishment   of Hollywood (Paragraph 1)  
  To elaborate on Hollywood’s growth by 1900 (Paragraph 2)   
  To indicate how Hollywood's association with the movie industry began (Paragraph 3)  
  
 = = = = = = = = = =  
 
   1.   According to the passage, Hollywood was originally established to   
   
 a.   attract independent filmmakers 
 b.   encourage a settlement of industrialists moving out west 
  c.     provide a peaceful abode for real estate tycoon Wilcox  
 d.   extend the city of Los Angeles at the end of a streetcar line 
 e.   allow farmers from the area to farm in the fertile land 
 
 Question Type: Fact 
 
   C is the best choice.   
 
   Video explanation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfyUFori-HU

2.   In the context of the passage as a whole, the second paragraph serves primarily to   
   
 a.   introduce evidence that confirms a promise suggested in the first paragraph 
 b.   present possible causes of an event elaborated in the third paragraph 
 c.   criticize the results of a development presented in the first paragraph 
 d.   demonstrate the unintended consequence of the main topic in the first paragraph 
  e.     build on     the narrative in the first paragraph and build a base for the third paragraph  
 
 Question Type: Structure 
 
   E is the best choice.   
   
   Video explanation:    
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=146YMrsvvEI 
  
   3.   In the context of the passage, which of the following events, if true, would most clearly enable the development of Hollywood from a privately-owned land to a suburb of Los Angeles?   
   
 a.   Introduction of a faster streetcar line brought Hollywood closer to the city of Los Angeles. 
  b.     Wilcox surrendered his ownership of Hollywood when he submitted Hollywood's grid map to Los Angeles County recorder's office.  
 c.   Ideal weather conditions brought popular musicians and other prominent individuals   from   American entertainment industry to Hollywood. 
 d.   The fertile land and rural setting continued to attract farmers for a few more decades into the twentieth century.  
 e.   The varied terrain of Hollywood earned a reputation as a tourist destination among the citizens of Los Angeles. 
 
 Question Type: Inference  
 
   B is the best choice.

Video explanation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl8M6cruMQA

4.   The passage mentions each of the following reasons motivated filmmakers to make their films in Hollywood EXCEPT   
   
 a.   escape from strict rules imposed by an established filmmaking company 
 b.   protection against legal actions for patent infringement 
 c.   advantage of shooting films in varied terrain  
  d.     expansion of their audience in Mexico  
 e.   benefit of pleasant climatic conditions 
 
 Question Type: Fact  
   
    D is the best choice.

Video explanation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxZ81c6GiAk

agrasan · Answer

Hi  Bunuel   ExpertsGlobal5

There seem to be no official answers for first 3 questions in the back-end.

Bunuel · Answer

Added the OAs. Thank you for noticing!

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