Which excerpt from I Never Had It Made gives information that the reader knows only because the story is told from Robinson’s po
int of view? A) The Rickey talent hunt went beyond national borders. Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and other countries where dark-skinned people lived had been checked out.
B) The Boston club officials praised our performance, let us fill out application cards, and said "So long." We were fairly certain they wouldn’t call us.
C) Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities.
D) Here we go again, I thought. Another time wasting experience. But Sukeforth looked like a sincere person, and I thought I might as well listen.
The correct answer is option D) "Here we go again, I thought. Another time wasting experience. But Sukeforth looked like a sincere person, and I thought I might as well listen".
Explanation:
The book "I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson" by Alfred Duckett and Jackie Robinson, tells the story of the struggles of a black athlete that lived in a time at which white men dominated the American sports. The story is narrated by Jackie Robinson's point of view, the black athlete in question. The excerpt that states that Robinson thought that talking with Sukeforth was a waste of time but he looked like a sincere person gives information about Robinson and Sukeforth that could only be given by the fact that the story is narrated under a first person point of view.
