Tracing the Central Idea in "A Quilt of a Country"
Question 10 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR
Read the excerpt from My Story.Back in the spring of 1955 a teenage girl named Claudette Colvin and an elderly woman refused to give up their seats in the middle section of a bus to white people. When the driver went to get the police, the elderly woman got off the bus, but Claudette refused to leave, saying she had already paid her dime and had no reason to move. When the police came, they dragged her from the bus and arrested her.
Answer
A
gives readers a clear picture of the sequence of events.
B
helps readers get into the minds of the people described.
C
helps readers see the pros and cons of the situation.
D
gives readers a vivid and detailed description of the bus.
Explanation
The excerpt tells what happened in chronological order: Claudette and the elderly woman refused to give up their seats, the driver went for the police, the elderly woman left, and the police arrested Claudette. This sequence gives readers a clear picture of the events. It does not describe the bus in detail or explore the people’s inner thoughts.
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