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Read the question carefully and select the best answer.
According to the following text, what is mainly the significance of Barbara Jordan being chosen as a keynote
speaker (paragraphs 2-4)?
But there is something different about tonight. There is something special about tonight. What is different?
What is special?
I, Barbara Jordan, am a keynote speaker.
A lot of years passed since 1832, and during that time it would have been most unusual for any national
political party to ask a Barbara Jordan to deliver a keynote address. But tonight, here I am. And I feel that
notwithstanding the past that my presence here is one additional bit of evidence that the American Dream
need not forever be deferred.
• A. She dislikes giving speeches.
• B. She is emphasizing that she could never have spoken at the Republican National Convention.
© C. She plans on running for President.
D. She is acknowledging the significance of an African-American woman giving a keynote address at a national
convention.
TEKS: © TEKS.7.5(F), TEKS.7.5(G), TEK5.7.6(C)
Answer
D. She is acknowledging the significance of an African-American woman giving a keynote address at a national convention.