Question

read the excerpt from
emembering to never forget dominican republic’s parsley massacre\ by mark memmott

passage a
this week, people from around the world are expected to gather in the dominican republic for a \border of lights\ commemoration that aims to \honor a tragedy long forgotten, and unknown to many people.\

passage b
trujillo, as the border of lights website explains, fed and nurtured anti - haitian sentiment and created an atmosphere that still excludes ethnic haitians from becoming part of \the dominican melting pot.\
the method his soldiers used in 1937 to try to identify those who would be killed was cruelly unique. when confronting someone in the lands along the border

how do these excerpts work together to develop a central idea?
○ memmott uses a specific example to describe trujillo’s cruelty
○ memmott argues that all memories should be commemorated
○ memmott explains that the border of lights commemoration is an adequate way of honoring victims
○ memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering

Explanation:

To determine the answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Passage A focuses on the commemoration and the tragedy being unknown, not just a specific example of Trujillo’s cruelty (Passage B has that, but together they’re about the tragedy’s obscurity and why it’s worth remembering).
• Option 2: The excerpts don’t argue all memories should be commemorated, just this specific tragedy.
• Option 3: The excerpts don’t focus on whether the commemoration is adequate, but on the tragedy’s obscurity and significance.
• Option 4: Passage A explains the tragedy is “long forgotten, and unknown to many people,” and Passage B shows why it’s worth remembering (Trujillo’s cruelty, exclusion of Haitians). This matches how they work together.

Answer:

Memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering