PART A: Which of the following best describes the central idea of the text?
A While Claudette Colvin was one of the first women to refuse to
give up her seat on the bus, her young age also made her an
unreliable activist in the movement.
B Claudette Colvin feared that she would get in further trouble
for resisting racism, so she kept her brave actions a secret for
most of her life.
C Claudette Colvin, like many women during the Civil Rights
Movement, was denied recognition for her heroic actions
because of her gender.
D Claudette Colvin challenged segregation on buses, but she
didn't become famous because civil rights groups didn't think
she was the right face for the movement.

2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to
Part A?
O A "She hardly ever told her story when she moved to New York
City. In her new community, hardly anyone was talking about
integration" ( Paragraph 16)
OB "Colvin says the NAACP and all the other black organizations
felt Parks would be a good icon because she was an adult. They
didn't think teenagers would be reliable." ( Paragraph 17)
O c "After Colvin's arrest, she found herself shunned by parts of her
community. She experienced various difficulties and became
pregnant." ( Paragraph 21)
OD "the real reality of the movement was often young people and
often more than 50 percent women. The images you most
often see are men in suits." ( Paragraph 23)

Read the passage from animal farm. "that was part of the arrangement! " cried squealer. "jones's shot only grazed him. i could show you this in his own writing, if you were able to read it. the plot was for snowball, at the critical moment, to give the signal for flight and leave the field to the enemy. and he very nearly succeeded—i will even say, comrades, he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic leader, comrade napoleon. do you not remember how, just at the moment when jones and his men had got inside the yard, snowball suddenly turned and fled, and many animals followed him? and do you not remember, too, that it was just at that moment, when panic was spreading and all seemed lost, that comrade napoleon sprang forward with a cry of 'death to humanity! ' and sank his teeth in jones's leg? surely you remember that, comrades? " exclaimed squealer, frisking from side to side. now when squealer described the scene so graphically, it seemed to the animals that they did remember it. at any rate, they remembered that at the critical moment of the battle snowball had turned to flee. but boxer was still a little uneasy. how does the characterization of squealer support the author’s purpose? squealer's dramatic accusations draw parallels between him and stalin’s propagandists. squealer's uncertainty shows that he is not a reliable ally of napoleon and is ineffective with messaging. squealer's ability to get the animals to listen to him shows that any animal can rise to be a leader in time. squealer's humble interactions with the animals reflect the importance of equality and cooperation.

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”

What is the meaning of three civil brawls, bred of an airy word