Part A

Read these sentences from Paragraph 2 of the passage.

These words sank deep into my heart, stirred up sentiments within that lay slumbering, and called into existence an entirely new train of thought. It was a new and special revelation, explaining dark and mysterious things, with which my youthful understanding had struggled, but struggled in vain. I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty—….

Which definition best expresses the connotative meaning of the word youthful as the author uses it in the second sentence?

brand new

sensible

active

ignorant

Part B

What effect does the author's use of the word youthful have on the meaning of this passage?

It shows that Douglass's new awareness of how owners maintain control over slaves allows him to better understand how to improve his situation.

It shows that Douglass's youth makes him more courageous than he might otherwise have been.

It shows that Douglass knows that he is too young to know what is best for him.

It shows that Mr. Auld is able to manipulate Douglass into obeying his orders by taking advantage of his good nature and lack of experience in life.

What did the radio version of the war of the worlds include in the broadcast to create pathos and keep the audience's attention?

Read the excerpt from shirley chisholm’s speech “equal rights for women.” as a black person, i am no stranger to race prejudice. but the truth is that in the political world i have been far oftener discriminated against because i am a woman than because i am black. prejudice against blacks is becoming unacceptable although it will take years to eliminate it. but it is doomed because, slowly, white america is beginning to admit that it exists. prejudice against women is still acceptable. there is very little understanding yet of the immorality involved in double pay scales and the classification of most of the better jobs as “for men only.” the fourteenth amendment states all persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the united states and of the state wherein they reside. no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the united states; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. how does chisholm incorporate the constitutional principle based on the fourteenth amendment in the excerpt? by comparing the unequal treatment shared by african americans and women by explaining how life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are not shared by all citizens by showing that the government has made no effort to enforce the rights of all people by conveying the idea that everyone must live by the words stated in the constitution

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. [lindner: ] but you've got to admit that a man, right or wrong, has the right to want to have the neighborhood he lives in a certain kind of way. and at the moment the overwhelming majority of our people out there feel that people get along better, take more of a common interest in the life of the community, when they share a common background. which words best describe lindner's tone, based on his use of the phrase "in a certain kind of way”? disdainful and demeaning confused and indecisive warm and welcoming surprised and amazed