Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country." Once these disparate parts were held together by a common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified fence of communism. With the end of the cold war there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen—African-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American—would overwhelm the right. What does the use of the term fault lines reveal about how the author views world wars?
Answer
A
She believes that world wars are harmful to people.
B
She believes that world wars are necessary.
C
She believes that world wars divide Americans.
D
She believes that world wars are a small concern.
Explanation
A fault line is a crack or boundary where land can split. By describing world wars as “fault lines,” the author suggests that they created or exposed divisions among Americans, even though a common enemy also helped hold the country together. The best answer is “She believes that world wars divide Americans.”
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