SECTION 2 TIME—25 MINUTES 18 QUESTIONS DIRECTIONS

8.

The author of the passage refers to Native American

celebrate

Cinco de Mayo as fervently as many Irish

people in the second paragraph in order to provide an

American people embrace St. Patrick's Day (both are major

example of

holidays in the countries of origin), with both holidays

(A) the ability of membership in groups based on

having been reinvented in the context of the United States

shared ancestry and culture to satisfy an essential

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) and linked to ideals, symbols, and heroes of the United

human need

States.

(B) how ethnic feelings have both motivated and

been strengthened by political activity

(C) how the Civil Rights movement can help promote

solidarity among United States ethnic groups

(D) how participation in the political system has

helped to improve a group's economic situation

(E) the benefits gained from renewed study of ethnic

history and culture

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