Question

Questions 1-8 are based on the following

passage.
This passage is adapted from Kekla Magoon, The
Rock and the River. ©2009 by Kekla Magoon. The
passage is set in 1968, soon after the assassination
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The narrator (Sam) and
his brother Stick are the sons of an activist in the
civil rights movement.
Line I moved through the familiar clutter of my liv
1 as if I had never
seen it before. It wasn't unusual-our house al
paraphernalia in
the weeks before a demonstration, but I had ne
before. Sure, I'd
painted my share of signs and stuffed enough
every part of my
5 hands had been paper cut at one time or anoth
me, so much
a part that I'd taken them for granted.
The whole room spoke of the movement. Th
work of so many
In the passage, what is the main effect of the
phrases "the whole room spoke of the movement"
(line 7) and "spelled out on our walls" (line 8)?
A They make clear how noisy it usually is in
the living room.
B
C
They suggest that someone had written
on the living room walls.
They indicate that a lot of people have
attended meetings in the living room.
D
They show that the living room's contents
tell a vivid story of the protests.

Answer 1

The main effect of the phrases "the whole room spoke of the movement" and "spelled out on our walls" is to show that the living room's contents tell a vivid story of the protests, hence option D is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the passage adapted from Kekla Magoon's 'The Rock and the River' set in 1968, the phrases "the whole room spoke of the movement" and "spelled out on our walls" serve to illustrate the extent to which the civil rights movement permeates the narrator's home life.

This figurative language emphasizes that the signs of activism and the struggle for equality are omnipresent in their living environment, making the cause deeply integrated into their daily existence. The main effect of these phrases is to show that the contents of the living room convey a vivid story of the protests and the commitment of the family to the movement, rather than being literal descriptions of noise or writing on the walls. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

Answer 2

D. They show that the living room's contents tell a vivid story of the protests.