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Read this excerpt from Countee Cullen's poem "The Dark Tower," and then complete the sentences that follow.
We shall not always plant while others reap The golden increment of bursting fruit, Not always countenance, abject and mute, That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; Not everlastingly while others sleep . . .
When Cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the (1.) _____ injustices present in American society. As these injustices have changed over time, the American (2.)_____ has also shifted. Those changes are, in turn, reflected in American literature.
1. A) racial
B) internal
C) casual
2. A) focus
B) identity
C) response
Answer:
1. A. Racial
2.B. Identity
Explanation:
When Cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute", he is speaking about the racial injustices in American society.
He was talking about the unfair treatment the blacks (and other minorities) have been receiving while a lot of people stood mute without doing anything to change it.
As these injustices have changed over time, the American identity has also shifted.
The injustices and unfair treatment changed the way people in America thought and acted, hence the identity shift.
Answer:
D. The supporting details explain that a common assumption about ostriches is not true.
Explanation:
The main idea of a text is the main point the author is making. Supporting details are pieces of information that prove, illustrate, explain, or clarify the main idea.
The given passage tells us about the expression <em>to bury your head in the sand like an ostrich</em>. The main idea is that this expression is based on a wrong assumption - that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when predators are near. The supporting details provide additional explanation. They tell us why this assumption isn't true, giving us the correct information.