Answer the questions alongside the text. 1 Is this only geographic information? If not, what does it add? 2 Why do you

1 This is not just geographic and historical information although it gives the audience the exact place and time (and it must mean a lot to an American audience). But it also characterizes the people who live there. \'‘We like to know\' facts” suggests that they are simple, precise, perhaps lacking imagination.

2 The list of churches in such a small town seems quite impressive, but this reflects the history of the country (people came here seeking religious freedom) and the character of the people who would follow traditions and feel proud of it. The T might also add that this is quite typical for that part of the USA. The second fact suggests that it was probably the most memorable event in the history of the town.

3 A drugstore in a town, like the one described, was also a shop and a place where one could have a cup of coffee and a chat. The community centre, in fact.

4 On one hand, it illustrates how\' measured, orderly and quiet the life of the town is. On the other hand, this simple movement of the character makes the audience believe in the reality of what is happening on this almost empty stage.

5 He means the twins bom into a Polish family. Obviously, there is only one doctor here, and he would naturally be there to see to every birth and death. This wny of referring to facts as if everybody knows about them is typical of small places with settled routines.

6 Obviously, “the call” concerning “that baby case”.