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Read the excerpt from Rena's Promise: Two Sisters in Auschwitz.“I have a favor to ask of you, Andrzej . . . This is very difficult for me, but I must ask. It is no longer safe in Tylicz for Rena. Her mother and I are worried for her safety every day.” “I heard what happened last night, Mr. Kornreich. I understand your concern.” “I have no money to pay you for this favor.” “Sir, I would not take any money from you. She is my friend since childhood. I will do whatever you ask to help your daughter.” “Thank you.” Papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “You seem like a man of your word. If you would bring Rena across the border to Slovakia, her mother and I might find sleep at night.” Which sentence best summarizes the excerpt?

A
Rena’s father is nervous about Rena leaving with a man she has never met before.
B
Tylicz is the only safe place for the Jews of Europe, and Andrzej has agreed to take Rena there.
C
Rena’s father asks Andrzej to take her to safety in Slovakia, and he agrees to do so.
D
After much deliberation, Rena’s father pays a man to take her safely across the border to Slovakia.
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Read the following excerpt from Jackie Robinson’s letter to President Eisenhower.As the chief executive of our nation, I respectfully suggest that you unwittingly crush the spirit of freedom in Negroes by constantly urging forbearance and give hope to those pro-segregation leaders like Governor Faubus who would take from us even those freedoms we now enjoy. Your own experience with Governor Faubus is proof enough that forbearance and not eventual integration is the goal the pro-segregation leaders seek. To which specific historic event is Jackie Robinson referring to in the letter?

A
President Eisenhower’s argument over civil rights with Arkansas Governor Faubus at the Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders the day before this letter was written
B
the riots of Harlem, which broke out in response to African Americans’ frustration at job discrimination, police brutality, poor treatment by the armed forces, and lack of access to economic opportunities
C
Governor Faubus’s calling of the Arkansas National Guard to prevent nine African American students from entering Little Rock Central High School, despite the US Supreme Court’s ruling against segregation
D
the rumored fatal shooting in August 1943 of a white soldier, which culminated in race rioting across the nation
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Read the excerpt from Zora Neale Hurston’s “John Redding Goes to Sea.”"Cose you allus tries tuh know mo' than me, but Ah ain't so ign'rant. Ah knows a heap mahself. Many and many's the people been drove outa their senses by conjuration, or rid tuh deat' by witches."Why does Zora Neale Hurston use non-academic English in this excerpt?

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to emphasize the relationship between John and his parents
B
to provide a historical context in which the events occur
C
to portray the dialect of Black Americans during the period
D
to reflect the mixed emotions John’s mother has about her child
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Which excerpt from Hurston’s “John Redding Goes to Sea” is an example of non-academic English?

A
"Yes, indeed!" said the father looking toward the tree designated.
B
Sometimes in his dreams he was a prince, riding away in a gorgeous carriage.
C
Perhaps ten-year-old John was puzzling to the simple folk there in the Florida woods for he was an imaginative child and fond of day-dreams.
D
"Aw, woman, stop dat talk 'bout conjure. Tain't so nohow. Ah doan want Jawn tuh git dat foolishness in him."
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Read the excerpt from Hurston’s “John Redding Goes to Sea.”Matty Redding, John's mother, was setting the table for supper. She was a small wiry woman with large eyes that might have been beautiful when she was young, but too much weeping had left them watery and weak.Which best describes the intent of Hurston’s use of voice as it relates to cultural experience?

A
Hurston explores the outdated notion of women in the kitchen rather than in the workforce.
B
Hurston reinforces the idea that women openly show their emotions, whereas men try to conceal them.
C
Hurston highlights the hardships that women in the community are experiencing through her description of Matty Redding.
D
Hurston comments on the wasted beauty of youth and the cruelty of aging through her portrayal of the main character.

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