Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.The leaf stems tug at their chains, the branches bendinglike Boer cattle under Tory whips that drag every wagonnearer to apartheid.
Answer
A
It helps the reader understand why the war was fought and how the war ultimately ended.
B
It evokes an image that helps the reader understand the current racial and political situation in Brixton.
C
It helps the reader understand that the author supported the Second Boer War and the Brixton rioting.
D
It suggests that the past war is the sole reason for the current political climate in Brixton.