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Question 5 • Language Arts 9

Read the excerpt from My Story . I wasn’t frightened at the jail. I was more resigned than anything else. I don’t recall being real angry, not enough to have an argument. I was just prepared to accept whatever I had to face. I asked again if I could make a telephone call. I was ignored. This excerpt is probably more accurate than other accounts of the same event because the reader learns about Rosa Parks from

Answer
A
the point of view of a historian.
B
a friend of hers.
C
her own perspective.
D
leaders of the desegregation movement.

Explanation

The excerpt comes from My Story, Rosa Parks’s own account, and uses first-person language such as “I wasn’t frightened” and “I asked again.” Because she describes her own feelings and actions, the reader learns about the event from her perspective. The correct choice is her own perspective.

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