Question 8 • CR CCPS 1001040-M/J Language Arts 2 Sem 1 V26-27
Read the following excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.When Arnetta saw Hosea Williams, one of her nonviolence trainers, arrive at her school, she thought, “It’s here, it’s about to happen!” She was joyful at “seeing all those children coming out to participate in the Movement.” She described Dr. Bell, the principal of Ullman, as “running around like a chicken with his head cut off.”Through the use of quotes in this excerpt, the reader is presented with
Answer
A
the author’s explanation of what happened at the school.
B
an unreliable account of the day’s events.
C
a description of the event as Arnetta experienced it.
D
a third-person point of view of what happened.
Explanation
The quoted words show what Arnetta thought and felt when Hosea Williams arrived. Her joyful reaction and her description of Dr. Bell reveal how she experienced the events, rather than giving only the author’s explanation or an outside third-person account. The correct choice is “a description of the event as Arnetta experienced it.”
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