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Question 6 • English Language Arts 11

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. What is the author’s purpose for including this sentence?

Answer
A
to explain the need for mutual understanding
B
to criticize people who treat others cruelly
C
to contrast the motivations of people in power
D
to condemn the insincerity of his critics’ advice
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