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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice

Question 5 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

Which statement about the narrator is correct?

Answer
A
The narrator uses purely academic English and so seems entirely outside of the story.
B
The narrator reflects the Southern environment when she uses the phrase "walked on off," an example of nonacademic English.
C
The use of "walked on off" makes the narrator sound the same as Tea Cake.
D
The narrator contrasts Tea Cake's dialect with her own academic English to show his lack of education.
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