Deck 6: Illustrating

Question 1

Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions after each paragraph.
She was the first wife of any president to hold press conferences, to speak before a national Party Convention, to write a syndicated column (it appeared in 135 papers six times a week), to be a radio commentator. She was able to use the office of the First Lady on behalf of the causes she believed in, rather than let it use her, and in so doing she became, in the words of the columnist Raymond Clapper, the "most influential woman of our times."
Doris Kearns Goodwin (about Eleanor Roosevelt)

-What main idea do you think Goodwin is trying to communicate in this paragraph?

Answer 1

Eleanor Roosevelt was "the most influential woman of our times."

Question 2

Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions after each paragraph.
She was the first wife of any president to hold press conferences, to speak before a national Party Convention, to write a syndicated column (it appeared in 135 papers six times a week), to be a radio commentator. She was able to use the office of the First Lady on behalf of the causes she believed in, rather than let it use her, and in so doing she became, in the words of the columnist Raymond Clapper, the "most influential woman of our times."
Doris Kearns Goodwin (about Eleanor Roosevelt)

-How does each of the author's examples explain the paragraph's main point? List the main examples from the paragraph, and explain how they are related to the topic sentence.

Answer 2

"First wife of any president to hold press conferences" shows she was accepted among the press corps.
"To speak before a national Party Convention" shows the nation regarded her with respect.
"To write a syndicated column (it appeared in 135 papers six times a week)" shows the nation wanted to hear her words.
"To be a radio commentator" shows people were interested in her opinions.
"She was able to use the office of the First Lady on behalf of the causes she believed in, rather than let it use her" shows how she was trying to equalize the importance of women through her position.

Question 3

Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions after each paragraph.
She was the first wife of any president to hold press conferences, to speak before a national Party Convention, to write a syndicated column (it appeared in 135 papers six times a week), to be a radio commentator. She was able to use the office of the First Lady on behalf of the causes she believed in, rather than let it use her, and in so doing she became, in the words of the columnist Raymond Clapper, the "most influential woman of our times."
Doris Kearns Goodwin (about Eleanor Roosevelt)
-Does Goodwin include enough examples to make her point? Explain your answer.

Answer 3

Answers will vary.

Question 4

Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions after each paragraph.
She was the first wife of any president to hold press conferences, to speak before a national Party Convention, to write a syndicated column (it appeared in 135 papers six times a week), to be a radio commentator. She was able to use the office of the First Lady on behalf of the causes she believed in, rather than let it use her, and in so doing she became, in the words of the columnist Raymond Clapper, the "most influential woman of our times."
Doris Kearns Goodwin (about Eleanor Roosevelt)

-How are the examples in the paragraph arranged?

Question 5

Theresa Sanchez sat behind me in ninth-grade algebra. When Mr. Hubbley faced the blackboard, I'd turn around to see what she was reading; each week a new book was wedged inside her copy of Today's Equations. The deception worked; from Mr. Hubbley's point of view, Theresa was engrossed in the value of X, but I knew otherwise. One week, she perused The Wisdom of the Orient, and I could tell from Theresa's contemplative expression that the book contained exotic thoughts, guidelines handed down from high. Another week it was a paperback novel whose title, Let Me Live My Life, appeared in bold print atop every page, and whose cover, a gauzy photograph of a woman biting a strand of pearls, head thrown back in an attitude of ecstasy, confirmed my suspicion that Theresa Sanchez was mature beyond her years. She was the tallest girl in school. Her bouffant hairdo, streaked with blond, was higher than the flaccid bouffants of other girls. Her smooth skin, plucked eyebrows, and painted fingernails suggested hours of pampering, a worldly and sensual vanity that placed her within the domain of adults. Smiling dimly, steeped in daydreams, Theresa moved through the crowded halls with a languid, self-satisfied indifference to those around her. "You are merely children," her posture seemed to say, "I can't be bothered."
-Bernard Cooper

-What main idea do you think Cooper is trying to communicate in this paragraph?

Question 6

Theresa Sanchez sat behind me in ninth-grade algebra. When Mr. Hubbley faced the blackboard, I'd turn around to see what she was reading; each week a new book was wedged inside her copy of Today's Equations. The deception worked; from Mr. Hubbley's point of view, Theresa was engrossed in the value of X, but I knew otherwise. One week, she perused The Wisdom of the Orient, and I could tell from Theresa's contemplative expression that the book contained exotic thoughts, guidelines handed down from high. Another week it was a paperback novel whose title, Let Me Live My Life, appeared in bold print atop every page, and whose cover, a gauzy photograph of a woman biting a strand of pearls, head thrown back in an attitude of ecstasy, confirmed my suspicion that Theresa Sanchez was mature beyond her years. She was the tallest girl in school. Her bouffant hairdo, streaked with blond, was higher than the flaccid bouffants of other girls. Her smooth skin, plucked eyebrows, and painted fingernails suggested hours of pampering, a worldly and sensual vanity that placed her within the domain of adults. Smiling dimly, steeped in daydreams, Theresa moved through the crowded halls with a languid, self-satisfied indifference to those around her. "You are merely children," her posture seemed to say, "I can't be bothered."
-Bernard Cooper

-How does each of the author's examples explain the paragraph's main point? List the main examples from the paragraph, and explain how they are related to the topic sentence.

Question 7

Theresa Sanchez sat behind me in ninth-grade algebra. When Mr. Hubbley faced the blackboard, I'd turn around to see what she was reading; each week a new book was wedged inside her copy of Today's Equations. The deception worked; from Mr. Hubbley's point of view, Theresa was engrossed in the value of X, but I knew otherwise. One week, she perused The Wisdom of the Orient, and I could tell from Theresa's contemplative expression that the book contained exotic thoughts, guidelines handed down from high. Another week it was a paperback novel whose title, Let Me Live My Life, appeared in bold print atop every page, and whose cover, a gauzy photograph of a woman biting a strand of pearls, head thrown back in an attitude of ecstasy, confirmed my suspicion that Theresa Sanchez was mature beyond her years. She was the tallest girl in school. Her bouffant hairdo, streaked with blond, was higher than the flaccid bouffants of other girls. Her smooth skin, plucked eyebrows, and painted fingernails suggested hours of pampering, a worldly and sensual vanity that placed her within the domain of adults. Smiling dimly, steeped in daydreams, Theresa moved through the crowded halls with a languid, self-satisfied indifference to those around her. "You are merely children," her posture seemed to say, "I can't be bothered."
-Bernard Cooper
-Does Cooper include enough examples to make the point? Explain your answer.

Question 8

Theresa Sanchez sat behind me in ninth-grade algebra. When Mr. Hubbley faced the blackboard, I'd turn around to see what she was reading; each week a new book was wedged inside her copy of Today's Equations. The deception worked; from Mr. Hubbley's point of view, Theresa was engrossed in the value of X, but I knew otherwise. One week, she perused The Wisdom of the Orient, and I could tell from Theresa's contemplative expression that the book contained exotic thoughts, guidelines handed down from high. Another week it was a paperback novel whose title, Let Me Live My Life, appeared in bold print atop every page, and whose cover, a gauzy photograph of a woman biting a strand of pearls, head thrown back in an attitude of ecstasy, confirmed my suspicion that Theresa Sanchez was mature beyond her years. She was the tallest girl in school. Her bouffant hairdo, streaked with blond, was higher than the flaccid bouffants of other girls. Her smooth skin, plucked eyebrows, and painted fingernails suggested hours of pampering, a worldly and sensual vanity that placed her within the domain of adults. Smiling dimly, steeped in daydreams, Theresa moved through the crowded halls with a languid, self-satisfied indifference to those around her. "You are merely children," her posture seemed to say, "I can't be bothered."
-Bernard Cooper

-How are the examples in the paragraph arranged?

Question 9

A century ago, the average U.S. citizen lived to be 48. Now we live to an average age of 76-thanks in large part to medical research. Pharmaceutical companies do an excellent job in research, and they increased their research spending from $2 billion in 1980 to $20 billion in 1998. But we can't rely on them for basic research efforts. That's why funding for the National Institutes of Health, which does basic research that can benefit us all, is so important. Its funding has doubled in the last 15 years-to $15 billion. But while $15 billion is a sizable sum, it is inadequate when compared to what we spend on legalized gambling ($638 billion), alcohol ($95 billion), and cigarettes ($50 billion). Two-thirds of Americans agree that funding for medical research should be doubled, according to a poll taken recently by the nonprofit advocacy group Research! America.
-Paul Simon
-What main idea do you think Simon is trying to communicate in this paragraph?

Question 10

A century ago, the average U.S. citizen lived to be 48. Now we live to an average age of 76-thanks in large part to medical research. Pharmaceutical companies do an excellent job in research, and they increased their research spending from $2 billion in 1980 to $20 billion in 1998. But we can't rely on them for basic research efforts. That's why funding for the National Institutes of Health, which does basic research that can benefit us all, is so important. Its funding has doubled in the last 15 years-to $15 billion. But while $15 billion is a sizable sum, it is inadequate when compared to what we spend on legalized gambling ($638 billion), alcohol ($95 billion), and cigarettes ($50 billion). Two-thirds of Americans agree that funding for medical research should be doubled, according to a poll taken recently by the nonprofit advocacy group Research! America.
-Paul Simon

-How does each of the author's examples explain the paragraph's main point? List the main examples from the paragraph, and explain how they are related to the topic sentence.

Question 11

A century ago, the average U.S. citizen lived to be 48. Now we live to an average age of 76-thanks in large part to medical research. Pharmaceutical companies do an excellent job in research, and they increased their research spending from $2 billion in 1980 to $20 billion in 1998. But we can't rely on them for basic research efforts. That's why funding for the National Institutes of Health, which does basic research that can benefit us all, is so important. Its funding has doubled in the last 15 years-to $15 billion. But while $15 billion is a sizable sum, it is inadequate when compared to what we spend on legalized gambling ($638 billion), alcohol ($95 billion), and cigarettes ($50 billion). Two-thirds of Americans agree that funding for medical research should be doubled, according to a poll taken recently by the nonprofit advocacy group Research! America.
-Paul Simon
-Does Simon include enough examples to make his point? Explain your answer.

Question 12

A century ago, the average U.S. citizen lived to be 48. Now we live to an average age of 76-thanks in large part to medical research. Pharmaceutical companies do an excellent job in research, and they increased their research spending from $2 billion in 1980 to $20 billion in 1998. But we can't rely on them for basic research efforts. That's why funding for the National Institutes of Health, which does basic research that can benefit us all, is so important. Its funding has doubled in the last 15 years-to $15 billion. But while $15 billion is a sizable sum, it is inadequate when compared to what we spend on legalized gambling ($638 billion), alcohol ($95 billion), and cigarettes ($50 billion). Two-thirds of Americans agree that funding for medical research should be doubled, according to a poll taken recently by the nonprofit advocacy group Research! America.
-Paul Simon

-How are the examples in the paragraph arranged?

Question 13

What is the purpose of illustrating?

A) The purpose of illustrating is to paint or draw a picture.
B) The purpose of illustrating is to support or explain a general statement with examples.
C) The purpose of illustrating is to tell your reader what you think is interesting about your topic.
D) The purpose of illustrating is to show a comparison.

Question 14

What other rhetorical mode is similar to illustration?

A) The other rhetorical mode that is similar to illustration is narration.
B) The other rhetorical mode that is similar to illustration is cause and effect.
C) The other rhetorical mode that is similar to illustration is definition.
D) The other rhetorical mode that is similar to illustration is description.

Question 15

Where do good examples for an illustration essay come from?

A) the experience, observations, and reading of strangers you have recently met
B) the experience, observations, and reading of authorities on the subject you are writing about
C) the lectures in class, the Internet, and stories from your friends and family
D) your experience, observations, and reading

Question 16

Where do you put your main point?

A) You put your main point after your first example.
B) You put your main point in the last sentence of your paragraph.
C) You put your main point in the first sentence of your paragraph.
D) You put your main point in the middle of your paragraph.

Question 17

What kind of example should you choose to include in your illustrating paragraph?

A) You want to include sentences that prove that your main point is true and that are directly related to your main point.
B) You want to include sentences that are interesting enough to keep your reader engaged and that illustrate your main point.
C) You want to include sentences that are very descriptive and that are related to your main thought.
D) You want to include sentences that are about but not directly related to your main point.

Question 18

How many examples are enough for an illustrating paragraph?

A) Since two or three short examples are sufficient, you don't want to depend on just one long extended example because there isn't enough meat to it.
B) The number depends on the point you are trying to make.
C) If your point is very complex, you want to count on using three to four examples, but if your point is simple, two examples are more than enough.
D) You want to include as many examples as possible to make sure you make your point.

Question 19

How are most illustration paragraphs organized?

A) Most illustration paragraphs are organized chronologically.
B) Most illustration paragraphs are organized spatially.
C) Most illustration paragraphs are organized from general to particular.
D) Most illustration paragraphs are organized from the least effective examples to the most effective examples.

Question 20

Which of the following explains how the examples in an illustration paragraph could be organized logically in conjunction with a general-to-particular organization?

A) chronologically
B) spatially
C) from one extreme to another
D) chronologically, spatially, or from one extreme to another

Question 21

What do you think is Lynn Peters Alder's main point in her paragraph from "A Century of Women"?

A) Women have fought successfully for their rights over the past century.
B) Men have not made the same progress as women over the past century.
C) Women now share an equal social status with men.
D) Women no longer have any rights to fight for.

Question 22

How does Lynn Peters Alder organize the examples in her paragraph about the progress women have seen in the last century?

A) Alder organizes her examples spatially.
B) Alder organizes her examples chronologically.
C) Alder organizes her examples from one extreme to another.
D) Alder organizes her examples from particular to general.

Question 23

Illustrating is simply giving __________________ to make a point.

Question 24

Although good examples come in a variety of forms, they often draw on ______________.

Question 25

The sufficient number of examples depends on your __________ ________.

Question 26

Most illustration paragraphs are organized from _________ to __________.

Question 27

The paragraph's examples should be organized ________ (Choose one: chronologically, spatially, or by extremes).

Question 28

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-When I read of the troubles in Palisades Park, New Jersey, over the proliferation of Koreanlanguage signs along its main commercial strip, I unexpectedly sympathized with the frustrations, resentments, and fears of the longtime residents.

A) rapid increase
B) unexpected
C) controversy
D) boring

Question 29

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-They clearly felt alienated and even unwelcome in a vital part of their community.

A) separate from others
B) out of this world
C) angry
D) embarrassed

Question 30

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-Now I certainly would never tolerate any exclusionary ideas about who could rightfully settle and belong in the town.

A) including everything
B) analytical
C) shutting something out
D) racist

Question 31

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-I mostly loathed the task, partly because it meant I couldn't spend the afternoon off playing catch with my friends but also because I knew our errands would inevitably lead to an awkward scene, and that I would have to speak up to help my mother.

A) perhaps
B) unavoidably
C) doubtfully
D) hopefully

Question 32

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-My mother scolded me for aping his speech, and the one time I attempted to make light of hers I rated a roundhouse smack on my bottom.

A) making exaggerated sounds
B) uncontrollable body movement
C) acting like an ape
D) copying

Question 33

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-Staying mostly at home to care for us, she didn't have many chances to try out sundry words and phrases.

A) difficult
B) various or different
C) helpful
D) something dried by the sun

Question 34

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-One day was unusually harrowing .

A) interesting
B) very upsetting, perhaps dangerous
C) sad
D) confusing

Question 35

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-We ventured downtown in the new Ford Country Squire my father had bought her, an enormous station wagon that seemed as long-and deft -as an ocean liner.

A) smooth, not awkward
B) awkward
C) clunky
D) extremely heavy

Question 36

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-She esteemed the bounty with her eyes, and my sister and I did also, but despite our desirous cries she'd turn us away and instead buy the packaged links at the Finast supermarket, where she felt comfortable looking them over and could easily spot the price.

A) to view as highly valuable
B) to view as highly invaluable
C) to view with envy
D) to view as impossible

Question 37

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-If she was never quite fluent , she gained enough confidence to make herself clearly known to anyone, and particularly to me.

A) good
B) current
C) effortless or smooth
D) clunky

Question 38

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-The narrator is upset about a new law that requires

A) all commercial signs to be in both English and a foreign language.
B) one half of all foreign commercial signs to be in English.
C) all signs, commercial or not, to be in English.
D) all foreign commercial signs to be in English.

Question 39

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-The narrator is raised in a

A) Korean immigrant family.
B) Japanese immigrant family.
C) Hispanic immigrant family.
D) Russian immigrant family.

Question 40

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-Who runs most of the local businesses in the narrator's city?

A) first-generation immigrants
B) people in no way related to immigrants
C) descendants of immigrants
D) immigrants

Question 41

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-The narrator's mother doesn't like to do the shopping without her daughters because

A) she doesn't speak English well and this causes her frustration and embarrassment.
B) she is afraid of crowded spaces.
C) she speaks English so well that others are intimidated by her.
D) she can't speak any English.

Question 42

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-Why does the narrator "loathe" going to market with her mom?

A) because she's embarrassed by the way her mother dresses
B) because her mother always argues with the vendors
C) because her mother always criticizes her in front of strangers
D) because she knows that the trip will turn into an embarrassing situation since her mother can't speak English very well

Question 43

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-The narrator makes her dad laugh by doing what?

A) standing on her head while making funny noises
B) juggling apples
C) telling funny jokes about her mom
D) doing impressions of others

Question 44

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-What does the narrator's mother carry with her to help her with the English language?

A) a pocket workbook of the Korean language
B) an iPod
C) a pocket workbook of the English language
D) a dictionary

Question 45

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-Why doesn't the narrator's mother have many "chances" to learn the English language?

A) She stays home to raise her children and isn't exposed to language much.
B) She simply doesn't take the time to learn.
C) She is deaf and can't hear the language.
D) She's too afraid to try.

Question 46

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-The narrator describes an "unusually harrowing" event. Where does the event take place?

A) at the florist's shop
B) at the butcher's shop
C) at the dentist's office
D) at the doctor's office

Question 47

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-After the death of her mother, the narrator asks if the same people who object to foreign signs would be __________ to her mother.

A) hateful
B) kind
C) racist
D) stern

Question 48

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-At the butcher's shop, the narrator's mother doesn't at first realize that she needs a __________ in order to be served.

Question 49

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Because she doesn't speak English well, the mother relies on her __________ to help her communicate with others.

Question 50

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-The mother eventually dies of __________.

Question 51

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-The narrator likes to take care of her mother's possessions after death because it makes her feel __________ to her mother.

Question 52

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-When the butcher can't understand what the narrator's mother wants, he simply __________ her.

Question 53

Answer the following questions about the essay.

-The narrator indicates that she could find humor in the English language but her mother couldn't. Why do you think this is so?

Question 54

Answer the following questions about the essay.

-The narrator describes her mother as being "fiery, stern, deeply funny, and ironic" in her native language but "slightly less so" in the English language. Why do you think this is so? What relationship does language have to identify?

Question 55

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-The narrator uses the example at the butcher's shop to illustrate how painful it can be not to speak the dominant language. How effective is this illustration and why?

Question 56

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Do you think that Americans should be more lenient with foreigners' inability to speak the English language? Why or why not?

Question 57

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Do you think that English should be the official language? Why or why not?

Question 58

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-I am not suffering from a terminal disease.

A) benign
B) long-lasting
C) uncommon
D) fatal

Question 59

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-You may feel I am just being melodramatic in thinking that because I live in America as a black person I am somehow at special risk.

A) rude
B) insensitive
C) overly emotional
D) logical

Question 60

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-When our revered founders decided to lift a gun against the British crown, a main pillar holding up the will to armed resistance was self-determination.

A) elderly
B) intelligent
C) compassionate
D) respected

Question 61

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-But that capacity for collective self-determination was very much in service of private or individual self-determination.

A) purpose
B) imagination
C) agreement
D) conviction

Question 62

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-These words indicate an essential American ideal: freedom, in particular, the freedom to cultivate ambition over a lifetime and see it to fruition without undue interference from other citizens or the state.

A) instigation
B) completion
C) removal
D) understanding

Question 63

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-But these are normal contingencies of life.

A) routines
B) expectations
C) dangers
D) possibilities

Question 64

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-But the lack of progress in the last century imperiled that plan.

A) complicated
B) endangered
C) processed
D) invented

Question 65

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-Here is another idea that matters for us: rationality .

A) reasonableness
B) ambition
C) intelligence
D) creativity

Question 66

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-The ability, then, for black Americans to be rational citizens is really upside down and inside out, yet we are perpetually counseled to patience and understanding, and in some ways that seems the least rational thing to do.

A) negatively
B) constantly
C) intensely
D) harshly

Question 67

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay.

-I earn a salary adequate to buy me surface level credibility in the eyes of American society.

A) prestige
B) pain
C) confidentiality
D) believability

Question 68

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-Why does the author believe he is at special risk?

A) he has a terminal illness
B) he works in a high-risk job
C) he is racially black
D) he is suicidal

Question 69

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-What idea does Lebron argue is at the core of America's founding?

A) a plan for life
B) the right to own property
C) the right to vote
D) freedom

Question 70

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-What features are necessary for an individual to plan for their life?

A) availability of resources
B) balance of effort and rewards
C) absence of arbitrary interference
D) all of the above

Question 71

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-Which feature necessary to plan for one's life is lacking for black Americans?

A) absence of arbitrary interference
B) access to education
C) the ability to accumulate wealth
D) healthcare

Question 72

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-What detail does the author use to illustrate that Terence Crutcher was pursuing a plan for his life?

A) he was a father to four children
B) he was attending college classes
C) he lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma
D) he was in the prime of adulthood

Question 73

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-What condition did Terence Crutcher, Keith Scott, Tamir Rice, and Philando Castile share?

A) a rare disease
B) poverty
C) blackness
D) adulthood

Question 74

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-The author cites black theorist W.E.B. DuBois. What realization did DuBois have about his race?

A) that he was black
B) that he was treated unfairly
C) that he was at special risk
D) that he was seen as a problem

Question 75

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-What example does Lebron point to as a sign of America's progress?

A) Terence Crutcher conceiving of a plan for his life and putting it into action
B) black Americans being at lower risk than in the past
C) the equal availability of resources to everyone
D) the punishment of the police officer charged with manslaughter

Question 76

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-What subsequent example does Lebron point to as a sign of America's lack of progress?

A) the fatal disruption of Crutcher's plan
B) racism in America
C) W.E.B. Dubois' thoughts on race
D) incarceration rates

Question 77

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay.

-How does Lebron propose black Americans ought to plan for their lives?

A) ignore the risks and plan for their lives optimistically
B) have ambitions, while knowing any achievement can be fatally disrupted
C) don't make any plans at all
D) be cautious and on guard at all times

Question 78

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-The famous phrase _______________________________ rolls off the average American tongue with ease, and represents the universal freedom to make a plan for one's life.

Question 79

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-When police arrived at Terrence Crutcher's vehicle, Crutcher was unarmed and not a source of imminent ______________.

Question 80

Answer the following questions about the essay.
-Terrence Crutcher is just one example of Americans who were killed by employees of the state in the past few years, all of whom shared one condition- ________________.