James Baldwin's Take on the Effects of Prejudice — Quiz
Question 7 • 26-27 ERWC A/B 9800E 9801E
Read the sentence from Notes of a Native Son . Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated and this was an immutable law. Which best explains why Baldwin uses the word “immutable”?
Answer
A
to emphasize the inescapable nature of the law he describes
B
to compare the law he describes with laws based on morality
C
to contrast the law he describes with other laws of human nature
D
to de-emphasize the serious nature of the law he describes