Explaining Relationships Between People and Events
Question 8 • FL-1009370-Writing for College Success
Read the excerpt from "A March to Enact Change.”[O]n March 9, another protest was held on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. A multiracial group more than 2,000 marched across the bridge only to find state troopers blocking Highway 80. In this instance, however, the troopers allowed King and the marchers to stand in prayer and then pass. Inferring from this that the troopers were allowing the marchers to pass to provide a legal opportunity for establishing a federal injunction (which would prevent the march), King turned the group around. This decision was met with much criticism from protesters who wished to proceed with the march despite the risks.
Answer
A
King’s decision to turn marchers around on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9 was met with criticism because some marchers wanted to continue, no matter the risks.
B
A protest on March 9 ended when King turned marchers around due to concerns over a federal injunction that would have caused future marches to be canceled.
C
The troopers allowed King and the marchers to stand in prayer and then pass. Inferring from this that the troopers were allowing the marchers to pass to provide a legal opportunity for establishing a federal injunction (which would prevent the march), King turned the group around.
D
State troopers allowed marchers to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 9, but King turned marchers around because he was concerned over a potential federal injunction, a decision that was met with criticism from marchers who wanted to continue, even with the risks.
Explanation
The excerpt says the troopers let the marchers pass after prayer, but King turned the group around because he believed they might be trying to create a legal opportunity for a federal injunction. It also says protesters criticized his decision because they wanted to continue despite the risks. Choice D includes both the reason for turning back and the marchers’ criticism; A leaves out the reason, while B overstates what the injunction would do.
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