Which of the following best describes the author’s exigence in the passage?
The tension between the author’s worldview and the worldview developed by Alice Walker in The Color Purple (paragraph 1, sentence 1)
The tension between the author’s worldview and the worldview developed by Alice Walker in The Color Purple (paragraph 1, sentence 1)
A
The pressure on the author to “get involved in some of the big ideas of our time” (paragraph 3, sentence 1)
The pressure on the author to “get involved in some of the big ideas of our time” (paragraph 3, sentence 1)
B
Growing indifference toward “the problems that plague our nation and our society” (paragraph 3, sentence 2)
Growing indifference toward “the problems that plague our nation and our society” (paragraph 3, sentence 2)
C
The fact that the audience “clapped more for Ferris” than they did at the mention of President Bush (paragraph 6, sentence 1)
The fact that the audience “clapped more for Ferris” than they did at the mention of President Bush (paragraph 6, sentence 1)
D
The question of how to lead a meaningful life “in a transitional period” (paragraph 9, sentence 1)
