The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Question

Part A:
Read this sentence from paragraph 6. For Clark, "literacy meant liberation."
Which central idea of the text does this sentence BEST summarize?
A. The best way to gain respect from government leaders would be through education.
B. Increased voting would most likely have a positive effect on education.
C. Education would help people gain access to civil rights.
D. Freedom would be necessary to obtain better voting laws.
Part B:
Which sentence from the text BEST supports your answer in Part A?
A. Over multiple summers, Clark attended Columbia University in New York and Atlanta University in Georgia.
B. That same year the South Carolina state legislature passed a law that banned all city and state employees from being active in civil rights organizations.
C. When Clark refused to leave her position in the NAACP, she was fired.
D. These laws were used to prevent African Americans from voting.

Answer 1

Part A:
C. Education would help people gain access to civil rights.

Part B:
A. Over multiple summers, Clark attended Columbia University in New York and Atlanta University in Georgia.