I, too, Am America: The Harlem Renaissance and Cultural Rebellion — Test
Question 10 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
Read this excerpt from "A Visit from the Goon Squad." That’s when he began singing the songs he’d been writing for years underground, songs no one had ever heard, or anything like them—“Eyes in My Head,” “X’s and O’s,” “Who’s Watching Hardest”—ballads of paranoia and disconnection ripped from the chest of a man you knew just by looking had never had a page or a profile or a handle or a handset, who was part of no one’s data, a guy who had lived in the cracks all these years, forgotten and full of rage, in a way that now registered as pure. Untouched. How does the author use satire in this excerpt?
Answer
A
The author is mocking society’s overuse of technology.
B
The author is mocking man’s inability to freely express himself.
C
The author is criticizing the idea of isolationism.
D
The author is criticizing media censorship.
Explanation
The excerpt describes a man who has no online identity or digital presence—no “profile,” “handle,” or place in anyone’s data. The description treats his disconnection from technology as “pure” and “untouched,” humorously contrasting him with a society immersed in digital life. This satirizes society’s overuse of technology, rather than censorship or an inability to express oneself.
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