Question

read the excerpt from \the negro artist and the racial mountain\ by langston hughes

yet the philadelphia clubwoman is ashamed to say that her race created it and she does not like me to write about it. the old subconscious white is best runs through her mind. years of study under white teachers, a lifetime of white books, pictures, and papers, and white manners, morals, and puritan standards made her dislike the spirituals. and now she turns up her nose at jazz and all its manifestations—likewise almost everything else distinctly racial. she doesnt care for the wpa works progress administration portraits of negroes because they are too negro. she does not want a true picture of herself from anybody.

which best describes hughes’s chief concern in this excerpt?

• he is upset that this woman does not appreciate the beauty of jazz music.
• he is distraught that this woman does not embrace her own heritage.
• he is worried that this woman will not accept his work because of its topics.
• he is jealous that this woman had a better education than he did.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows the Philadelphia clubwoman is ashamed of her racial heritage (disliking jazz, spirituals, and racial portraits, wanting to appear "white"). Hughes' chief concern is her rejection of her own heritage. The other options are incorrect: A focuses only on jazz (narrow), C is about his work (not the main point), D is about education (not mentioned).

Answer:

He is distraught that this woman does not embrace her own heritage