ASAP ASAP COMMONLIT THURSDAY 10/14 COMMONLIT TODAY THURSDAY 10/14 COMMONLIT ASAP ASAP ALL 1,2,3,4, by Thursday 10/14 tomorrow I need it THE UNSPOKEN HISTORY BEHIND A SURNAME THANK YOU I need help I need the right answer and just give me the letter THE UNSPOKEN HISTORY BEHIND A SURNAME THANK YOU help help common lit I need help and I need it by tomorrow and I need right answer and just give me the letter THE UNSPOKEN HISTORY BEHIND A SURNAME THANK YOU by Lolly Bowean
1. PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text?
A. Most African Americans have changed their surnames in order to reject any connections they might have to past slavery.
B. Discussing the origins of African Americans’ surnames is a good way to bring attention to America’s history of slavery.
C. Knowing the origins of people’s surnames in America can better help us understand the nation’s history.
D. African Americans have a complicated and, at times, painful history with their surnames which is not easy to discuss.
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “And when a Harvard student recently inquired about my name, she was clear that she wanted to know about my surname.” ( Paragraph 2)
B. “When I’m in the Boston region, people ask me if it’s French, and I think they are trying to determine if my heritage is Haitian.” ( Paragraph 4)
C.“‘I know some Norwoods and some Wakefields from western North Carolina,’ she piped up, almost instantly, with a giddy excitement.” ( Paragraph 14)
D. “I felt the weariness of being pushed into an emotional space and frustrated from having to contemplate whether to delve deeper into a topic I didn’t expect during idle small talk.” ( Paragraph 25)
3. How does paragraph 18 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?
A. It provides readers with information about the origins of the author's surnames
B. it helps readers understand the racist history of how African American got surnames
C. It shows readers why the author of the text decided to reject her family's surname
D. it proves that the author and the student's ancestors were connected through slavery.
4. What is the author's main purpose in the article?
A. to encourage people not to ask other people about the origins of their surname
B. to inform readers about the origins of people's surnames in America
C. to help readers understand her relationship with her surname as an African American
D. to explain to readers why she doesn't discuss her surface with people when they ask