Read the excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.”She would go to the big library uptown and I now knowHat in hand to ask to borrow so that I might borrow...But she nonetheless brought the booksBack and I held them to my chestClose to my heart
Answer
A
It shows how books provided the speaker with an escape from social injustices.
B
It illustrates how involved people were with the social conflicts in society and what they did to overcome them.
C
It gives the reader a clear picture of what Mrs. Long considered to be the most important issues of her day.
D
It provides specific details about what the speaker and the people in her community thought about civil rights.