Speaking and Listening: Evaluating a Speaker — Unit test
Question 8 • IC English 11 - Deering
Read the excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?"I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?What is the primary purpose of the phrases “borne thirteen children” and “cried out with my mother’s grief”?
Answer
A
to encourage audience members to recall their own struggles
B
to encourage the audience to sympathize with enslaved persons
C
to emphasize the pain and struggle that Truth has lived through
D
to emphasize Truth’s belief that women should receive special treatment
Explanation
The phrases describe Sojourner Truth’s personal suffering: she gave birth to thirteen children, saw most of them sold into slavery, and grieved without comfort. These details emphasize the pain and struggle she has lived through. The best answer is C, not D, because she is describing her hardships rather than asking women to receive special treatment.
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