Read the excerpt about the Sicurella family from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears." Pietro and Rosa Sicurella lived with their nine children in Adrano, Sicily prior to coming to the United States. Pietro and Rosa's oldest son, Giuseppe, immigrated in 1903 to study art. His brother Salvatore followed in 1908 and their siblings Antonio, Maria Anna, and Angelina joined them in 1913. When Giuseppe died in 1916, the Sicurella siblings living in New York decided not to return to Sicily--the rest of the family joined them after World War I. Giuseppe D'Amico, Concetta Sicurella's husband, immigrated with his wife's family, leaving his own family behind in Sicily.

Which statement best describes the text structure of this excerpt and explains why it is used?

A compare-and-contrast text structure is used to show how the children's lives would have been different if they had stayed in Sicily.
A cause-and-effect text structure is used to explain why each family member leaves Sicily and immigrates to New York.
A sequence text structure is used to explain the movement of the family between Sicily and the United States.
A compare-and-contrast text structure is used to compare Giuseppe and Salvatore to Antonio, Maria Anna, and Angelina.