DROXOORDO D Read the excerpt from "A Quilt of a Country."
Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals the
Once these disparate parts were held together by a
context of the excerpt?
common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the
electrified fence of communism. With the end of the cold
Once these disparate parts were held together by
war there was the creeping concern that without a focus
common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and
for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would
the electrified fence of communism.
evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen African-
With the end of the cold war there was the creeping
American, Mexican-American, Irish-American …-would
concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a
overwhelm the right. And slow-growing domestic traumas
sense of national identity would evapgnate, that the left
like economic unrest and increasing crime seemed more
side of the hyphenAfrican-American, Mexican-
likely to emphasize division than community. Today the
American, Irish-Americanwould overwhelm the
citizens of the United States have come together once
right.
more because of armed conflict and enemy attack.
And slow-growing domestic traumas like economic
unrest and increasing crime seemed more likely to
emphasize division than community.
Today the citizens of the United States have come
together once more because of armed conflict and
enemy attack.