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
(45
) 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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