Explaining Relationships Between People and Events
Question 3 • FL-1009370-Writing for College Success
Read the excerpt from "March on Montgomery from Selma."I say to Governor Wallace that no American can ever be an "outsider" anywhere in this country. And, Governor, all these people out here, who have come in a great phalanx, are very great Americans, black and white, the greatest, for they seek to bring unity and maximum strength to this country to the end that it may become, as it can become, white and black together, the greatest society not only of contemporary times but in the entire history of mankind.
Answer
A
Bunche is speaking to Governor Wallace to show him that the strength of the American people is in those who hope to bring unity to the country.
B
Bunche is conveying to Governor Wallace that the marchers are the best kind of people and that they are standing before him as one large group together.
C
Bunche is conveying to Governor Wallace that no American can ever be an “outsider” anywhere in the country because they are a part of a much larger group.
D
Bunche is speaking to Governor Wallace about how the people before him are forming the greatest society of both modern and historical times.
Explanation
Bunche argues that the marchers are great Americans because they seek unity and greater strength for the country. He tells Governor Wallace that black and white Americans can build a great society together. Choice A best captures this point; the other choices focus on only one detail of the excerpt.
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