Question

read an excerpt from remembering rosa parks by jennifer granholm: but rosa parks was also a warrior for the everyman and the everywoman. she was a warrior with the soft armor of a seamstress, a warrior with the powerful weapon of the sunday school teacher, a warrior wearing a warriors helmet made of a crown of perfectly coiled braids, a warrior whose tank in this battle was a city bus; an improbable warrior leading an unlikely army of waitresses and street sweepers and shopkeepers and auto mechanics; a warrior protected in this army by the piercing weapons of love and non - violence, more powerful than any weapons or any army before or since. which theme is developed by this excerpt? a. a mighty warrior can be a seamstress in disguise. b. an unlikely leader can fight battles for common folk. c. life is a war zone that requires an army of people. d. fight everyday battles with powerful weapons.

Explanation:

The text describes Rosa Parks as a warrior (a seamstress in disguise) leading an "unlikely army" (ordinary people like waitresses, street sweepers, etc.) through non - violent means (the "piercing weapons of love and non - violence"). This shows an unlikely leader (Rosa Parks, a seamstress) fighting battles (the civil rights struggle) for common folk.

• Option A: The text does not focus on a "mighty warrior" in the traditional sense (e.g., with physical combat weapons), but rather on non - violent resistance.
• Option C: The text is about a specific battle (the civil rights movement) led by an unlikely leader, not that "life is a war zone" in a general sense.
• Option D: The "powerful weapon" is love and non - violence, not traditional weapons, and the focus is on the leader and the army, not just the battles.

Answer:

B. An unlikely leader can fight battles for common folk.