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Word Relationships: Using Context — Unit test

Question 4 • SS-English Language Arts 7

Read this excerpt from I Never Had It Made.Unknown to most people and certainly to me, after launching a major scouting program, Branch Rickey had picked me as that player. The Rickey talent hunt went beyond national borders. Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and other countries where dark-skinned people lived had been checked out. . . .In August 1945, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, I was approached by Clyde Sukeforth, the Dodger scout. Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities. We go through life walking a tightrope to prevent too much disillusionment. I was out on the field when Sukeforth called my name and beckoned. He told me the Brown Dodgers were looking for two ballplayers, that Branch Rickey had heard about me and sent him to watch me throw from the hole. He had come at an unfortunate time. I had hurt my shoulder a couple of days before that, and I wouldn't be doing any throwing for at least a week.Which detail best supports the idea that Jackie Robinson is skeptical about change?

Answer
A
"Unknown to most people and certainly to me, after launching a major scouting program, Branch Rickey had picked me as that player."
B
"Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and other countries where dark-skinned people lived had been checked out."
C
"In August 1945, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, I was approached by Clyde Sukeforth, the Dodger scout."
D
"Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities."

Explanation

The detail that best shows Robinson is skeptical about change is his statement that Black people had learned to be “cynical” to protect themselves. This suggests he was wary of believing that new opportunities would truly be offered, even though he remained open enough not to “slam the door” on them. The other choices describe the scouting effort or the meeting, but do not directly express skepticism.

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