Anticipating the Future through Texts: Visions — Cumulative exam
Question 22 • Hopkins FA American Literature (2026-2027)
Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.Luma pulled her Volkswagen Beetle into the center's parking lot on a sunny June afternoon in 2004, before her team's first tryouts. She wasn't sure what kind of response her flyers had generated among the boys in the complexes around Clarkston. They were naturally wary.But on the other side of town, Jeremiah Ziaty had no doubt about his enthusiasm for the new team. His mother was still at work when he set out from the family's apartment, a small backpack on his shoulder, ready to play.When Jeremiah arrived at the center, he joined twenty-two other boys on the small field behind the building.
Answer
A
The author is describing two plots at the same time before moving on with the chronological order of the story.
B
The author is describing one plot of the story so he can move the events along chronologically.
C
The author is describing several plots at the same time to avoid telling the story in chronological order.
D
The author is describing one plot of the story but not moving the events along in chronological order.
Explanation
The excerpt shifts between Luma arriving at the center and Jeremiah setting out to join the team. These are two related storylines happening at the same time, and they come together when Jeremiah reaches the center and joins the other boys. This is the author describing two plots at once before continuing the story in chronological order.
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