Question 1 • AFC AP English Language and Composition B4
Read "Uprooted to Brooklyn, and Nourished by Cricket” by Michael Powell on pp. 712–718 of the textbook.Powell connects the subject of cricket to other issues facing his teenage subjects by
Answer
A
explaining how the sport, which is not popular in the US, represents their outsider status.
B
drawing a line between the lack of understanding of the sport within the US to a fear of the other.
C
showing how the sport reflects universal human experiences such as teamwork and commitment.
D
positioning the sport as the only thing some of them have to look forward to.
E
constructing Coach Allen as an adversarial figure representative of the other obstacles they must overcome.