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Flauer [41]
2 years ago
14

In the opening sentences of the passage (“Now I know . . . color of my hair!”), the author refers to Alice Walker primarily to

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Nonamiya [84]2 years ago
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Answer:

D. acknowledge the potentially embarrassing circumstances under which she is delivering her speech

Explanation:

Most of the students at Wellesley College did not want Barbara Bush to speak because they believed that she was only famous because of her husband (president at the time). A majority of the students wanted Alice Walker to give a speech instead, however this did not occur. Bush is trying to use comedic relief in this line to lighten the mood surrounding her speech.

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