Question

kurt vonnegut (1922 - 2007) was an american author and humorist. one month after an english teacher at drake high school in north dakota decided to teach kurt vonneguts novel slaughterhouse - five in his classroom, charles mccarthy, the head of the school board, decided that the novels obscene language was not appropriate. every copy of slaughterhouse - five at drake high school was burned in the schools furnace in surprise. vonnegut wrote the following letter to mccarthy. as you read, take notes on the authors main arguments throughout the letter.
1 dear mr. mccarthy:
i am writing to you in your capacity as chairman of the drake school board. i am among those american writers whose books have been destroyed in

1. part a: which of the following statements expresses a central idea of the text?

a. school boards should not have the power to ban books from classrooms.
b. it is immoral to claim that controversial books may poison students minds.
c. burning books goes against the freedoms that americans hold dear.
d. like all good citizens, kurt vonnegut has not lied or produced evil work.

Explanation:

negut's Slaughterhouse - Five by a school board and Vonnegut's letter in response. The central idea is about the act of burning books being against American - held freedoms. School boards' power to ban books (A) is not the main focus, nor is the immorality of claiming controversial books poison students (B), and the statement about Vonnegut's personal work (D) is not the central idea.

Answer:

C. Burning books goes against the freedoms that Americans hold dear.