Question 14 • Twilight Session 1 (Fall 26): Literature and Composition I_CThompson
Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech.But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.
Answer
A
by emphasizing that time has passed without social progress
B
by suggesting that freedom will come eventually without effort
C
by insisting that people cooperate to achieve a common goal
D
by hinting that all Americans should strive for material wealth
Explanation
King repeats “One hundred years later” to contrast the time that has passed since emancipation with the continued lack of freedom and equality. His images of “manacles,” “chains,” and a “lonely island of poverty” show that social progress has not been sufficient. This supports choice A, emphasizing that time has passed without social progress.
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