Read the excerpt from "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."The children live in communities surrounded by the grape fields that employ their parents. The children come into contact with the poisons when they play outside, when they drink the water, and when they hug their parents returning from the fields. . . .We have no choice, we must stop the plague of pesticides.How do the examples in this passage best support Chavez’s purpose?
Answer
A
They show the types of difficult labor that farm workers do so that people will stand up for them.
B
They show the hardships that farm workers experience so that people will act to protect them.
C
They show the harmful role that pesticides play in communities so that people will try to improve them.
D
They show how the dangers of pesticides are spread so that people will work to get rid of them.
Explanation
The examples explain how pesticides can reach children in several ways: through outdoor play, contaminated water, and contact with parents returning from the fields. These details show how the danger spreads beyond the workers themselves and support Chavez’s call to get rid of pesticides. Choice D best matches that purpose.
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