- d.The protest at the Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter inspired
others. Lines 25–27 state two weeks later similar demonstrations had
spread to several cities, within a year similar peaceful demonstrations took
place in over a hundred cities North and South. - b.The passage implies that the 1963 March on Washington was a very
successful demonstration: it attracted more than twice the number
(line 35) of people than organizers expected and riveted the nation’s
attention(lines 33–34), drawing attention to the issues that the march
promoted. - c. One meaning of refrainis a regularly recurring verse in a song. In
this context, refrainrefers to the recurring phrase “I have a dream,”
that Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. used in his famous speech. - d.The term second-class citizenis not a legal state of citizenship, rather it
is a descriptive term that refers to a condition in which citizens of a
nation are denied the rights and privileges that other citizens enjoy. - e. The passage does not speculate about the future nor does it describe
the racial discrimination that occurs today in the United States. - b.The first paragraph introduces the passage’s thesis and gives an
overview about who emigrated to California and why they came. - b.The passage provides a historical overview supported by facts and
interpreted by the author. The author’s opinion is evidenced in the
last sentence of the passage (lines 48–49): a testimony to their outstand-
ing achievements and contributions. - c. Line 15 states that the Chinese immigrants proved to be productive and
resourceful.Lines 46 and 47 praises their speed, dexterity, and outright
perseverance. - e. The passage states that at the time, the U.S. Constitution reserved the
right of naturalization for white immigrants,excluding Chinese immi-
grants. Chinese immigrants could become citizens, depending on
the whim(line 25) of local governments. - c. Enterprisemeans an undertaking that is especially risky. It could also
mean a unit of economic organization. In this instance, industryfits
best within the context. - d.Chinese immigrants faced discriminatory laws that made them
unable to own land or file mining claims(lines 27 and 28). - a. One meaning of reclaimis to reform or protest improper con-
duct. Other meanings are to rescue from an undesirable state,
or to make something available for human use—this defini-
tion applies to the context. - a. The last sentence provides an example (Chinese immigrants per-
forming hazardous railroad work in brutal conditions) that supports
the general thesis of the passage—that Chinese immigrants made
major contributions to opening up the West(line 49).
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