Question 875 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Read the sentence from Notes from a Native Son.As we drove him to the graveyard, the spoils of injustice, anarchy, discontent, and hatred were all around us.Which best explains why Baldwin chooses to describe the results of the riot in Harlem with the word “spoils”?
Answer
A
Baldwin uses the word “spoils” to imply that racial prejudice has resulted in humanity being at war with itself.
B
Baldwin uses the word “spoils” to imply that racial prejudice has resulted in a grand victory over injustice.
C
Baldwin uses the word “spoils” to imply that racial prejudice has resulted in ruining the day of his father’s funeral.
D
Baldwin uses the word “spoils” to imply that racial prejudice has resulted in a country that takes its wealth for granted.
Explanation
“Spoils” can mean the wreckage or consequences left behind by conflict. By describing injustice, anarchy, discontent, and hatred as spoils, Baldwin suggests that racial prejudice has created a kind of war within society—humanity fighting itself. The word does not suggest a victory over injustice, as choice B claims.
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