Word Choice and Author’s Purpose in Warriors Don’t Cry — Quiz
Question 3 • Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry . Those matches were big events in my life because we traveled downtown to the Robinson Auditorium, a place usually reserved for white people only. Those were the times when I got to go outside my neighborhood, outside the world where I spent most of my life. We sat in the same room with white folks, able to observe them close up. I wanted to get to know them better, to see what it was they had that put them in charge. The central idea of this excerpt is that the narrator
Answer
A
enjoys time spent with her grandmother.
B
longs to have a more diverse neighborhood.
C
cherishes her rare worldly experiences.
D
is surprised by public race restrictions.
Explanation
The narrator describes trips downtown as “big events” because they let her leave her neighborhood and experience a place usually reserved for white people. She also values the chance to observe white people closely and understand their position of power. This shows that she cherishes these rare experiences beyond her familiar world, making “cherishes her rare worldly experiences” the central idea.
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