1. What is the main idea of the passage? (2pts) 

2. Why do you think the writer began the passage with a quote from the Historical Encyclopedia? (2pts) 

3. What effect does the introductory quote have on the rest of the passage? (2pts) 

4. According to the author, what two things stood out as symbols of the pandemic? (1 pt) 

5. What do you think was the problem with the statement: “Muzzles are for dogs and slaves. I’m a free human being”? (2pts) 

6. Why did the author bring up the 1850 auction of enslaved Africans? (2pts) 

7. The author states that the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the best and the worst of humanity. In no fewer than 2 paragraphs, explain whether you agree or disagree with this statement. Provide clear examples to support you opinion? (4 pts)

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