from Black Boy / Richard Wright

Test Practice

Use Context Clues

With a partner, discuss how to answer a vocabulary question.

Read this sentence from from Wright’s autobiography.
They read my insistence as mere obstinacy, as foolishness, something that would quickly pass.
Which word below is the best synonym for obstinacy?
a. ignorance
b. silliness
c. stubbornness
d. a phase


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered during reading help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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