Question

sojourner truth and harriet tubman fought to abolish slavery and, later, were active in the crusade for suffrage. newspaper journalist ida b. wells courageously spoke out for social and racial justice in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.establishing her own hair products business herself in the first decade of the twentieth century, madam c. j. walker later bequeathed millions of dollars to charities and educational institutions. among the schools that benefited from this generosity, were those that mary mcleod bethune opened and ran in order to provide a better education for black students.and fannie lou hamer, ella baker, and rosa parks showed leadership and strength during the civil rights movement, it happened in the 1950s and 1960s.in the artwork, ringgold has surrounded these women with bright sunflowers. the flowers seem to celebrate the womens accomplishments and the beauty of their shared vision.21. given that all the choices are true, which one provides the most relevant information at this point in the essay?a. no changeb. married ferdinand barnett, editor of the first black newspaper in chicago, the chicago conservator.c. wrote for newspapers in memphis, new york city, and finally, chicago.d. was born in holly springs, mississippi, in 1862, the eldest of eight children.22. which choice is least redundant in context?f. no changeg. business belonging to herh. business, herself,j. business23. which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?a. no changeb. generosity, werec. generosity wered. generosity were:24. which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?f. no changeg. movement, it took place inh. movement, that happened inj. movement of25. if the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose:a. an interpretation of the artwork that serves to summarize the essay.b. a reflection on the women depicted in the artwork that compares them to ringgold.c. a description of a brushwork technique that refers back to the essays opening.d. an evaluation of ringgolds artistic talent that places her in a historical context.

Explanation:

1. The sentence focuses on Ida B. Wells' social/racial justice work; option A stays on-topic, while others add unrelated personal details.
2. "Establishing her own hair products business herself" is redundant—"her own" and "herself" repeat ownership. Option J removes redundant phrasing.
3. The original has a comma splice. Option B uses a semicolon to correctly join the two independent clauses.
4. The original has a comma splice. Option J rephrases to fix the grammatical error by creating a prepositional phrase that connects logically to the sentence.
5. The preceding sentence interprets the sunflowers in Ringgold's artwork as celebrating the women's accomplishments, which wraps up the essay's focus on these figures. Deleting it removes this concluding interpretive summary.

Answer:

1. A. No Change
2. J. business
3. B. generosity; were
4. J. movement of
5. A. an interpretation of the artwork that serves to summarize the essay.