ISEE Reading Question 274: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 274
1. The purpose of Madam Walker's speech was to
- A. demonstrate her hair products to the league
- B. lash out at Booker T. Washington for ignoring her
- C. make the members of the league take notice of her business success
- D. influence the members of the league to admit more women
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
C is correct. As she says in lines 22–25, “I have been trying to get before you business people to tell you what I am doing.” Choice A can be eliminated because Madam Walker was not trying to demonstrate her products to the members of the league, but merely to make them aware of what she was doing and how well she was doing. Choice B is wrong because Madam Walker was addressing her remarks to the entire league, not just to Booker T. Washington. Choice D is wrong because there is no support in the passage for this choice.