Question 7 • CR CCPS 1001040-M/J Language Arts 2 Sem 1 V26-27
Read the excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.Audrey and James didn’t go to the mass meeting either. They were in jail.Audrey was taken to a large dayroom. She didn’t know anyone, and everyone was older. Dinner was unappetizing. "They gave us grits . . .” she said. "They were horrible—all soupy, no salt.” That night, she slept on a bunk bed "on one mattress, with one sheet,” and no covers.The first-person quotations in this excerpt help explain
Answer
A
Audrey’s experience in jail.
B
what happened to Audrey’s parents.
C
why James and Audrey were jailed.
D
how long Audrey was in jail.
Explanation
Audrey’s first-person quotations describe what jail was like for her: the grits were soupy and unsalted, and she slept with only one sheet and no covers. These details help explain Audrey’s experience in jail, rather than what happened to her parents, why she and James were jailed, or how long she stayed there.
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