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American Writer Richard Wright — Quiz

Question 6 • English Language Arts 11

Read the excerpt from Black Boy . My mother fell ill and the problem of food became an acute, daily agony. Hunger was with us always. Sometimes the neighbors would feed us or a dollar bill would come in the mail from my grandmother. It was winter and I would buy a dime’s worth of coal each morning from the corner coalyard and lug it home in paper bags. For a time I remained out of school to wait upon my mother, then Granny came to visit us and I returned to school. Through his personal experience, which social issue is Wright emphasizing?

Answer
A
the benefits of education for children
B
the benefits of certain types of energy
C
the effects of long distances on families
D
the effects of poverty on families
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