Question

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March.

After she graduated from Washington Elementary, where she was a drum majorette in the marching band, Arnetta moved on to Ullman High School. In tenth grade, she and seven friends started the Peace Ponies, a social and savings club. Members volunteered to help younger students and saved their money to give to needy families. In early April 1963, the Peace Ponies went to a mass meeting at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the sermon that night.

What does this characterization of Arnetta reveal?

her academic strengths
her loyalty to friends
her community involvement
her spiritual devotion

Answer 1

Answer: c

Step-by-step explanation:

c

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

This characterization of Arnetta reveals her community involvement. She is shown to be a member of a social and savings club, the Peace Ponies, that volunteers to help younger students and save money to give to needy families. This is further emphasized by her attendance at a mass meeting at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave a sermon. While her academic strengths, loyalty to friends, and spiritual devotion are not explicitly mentioned in this excerpt, her community involvement and dedication to social justice are clearly demonstrated.