Choosing Language for Context and Purpose — Unit test
Question 19 • ELA 11B-CR
Read the excerpt from Jackie Robinson’s letter to President Eisenhower.When you said we must have self-respect, I wondered how we could have self-respect and remain patient considering the treatment accorded to us through the years.This excerpt contains an historical allusion to
Answer
A
civil rights activists that advocated for equal rights in the United States throughout the 20th century.
B
the discrimination and bigotry faced by African Americans throughout history in the United States.
C
Robinson’s belief that an end to segregation is impossible to achieve in the United States.
D
Robinson’s belief that President Eisenhower is responsible for ending segregation in the United States.
Explanation
The phrase “the treatment accorded to us through the years” points to the long history of discrimination and bigotry faced by African Americans in the United States. That reference to a known historical experience is the allusion. Robinson is challenging the expectation that African Americans remain patient despite this treatment; he is not saying that ending segregation is impossible or that Eisenhower alone is responsible for ending it.
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