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Novel: From A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith — Unit test

Question 20 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

In the poems “I Dream a World” and “Democracy,” the author, Langston Hughes,

Answer
A
asks that democracy be put immediately into practice.
B
addresses the problem of inequality for Black Americans.
C
claims he has dreams of a better future for all mankind.
D
waits patiently for the right moment to act against oppression.

Explanation

Both poems challenge racial inequality and the exclusion of Black Americans from freedom and opportunity. In “I Dream a World,” Hughes imagines people living without prejudice; in “Democracy,” he insists that freedom cannot be postponed. Choice A fits “Democracy” especially well, but choice B captures the concern shared by both poems.

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