Select the correct answer. How does the author Introduce the central idea that Chinese people in America In the early twentieth century faced severe
racial discrimination?
A. The author reveals that Mabel Ping-Hua Lee's parents were an exception to the Exclusion Act because they
were teachers in the Baptist church.
B. The author explains that the United States government passed harsh laws based on negative stereotypes
that were aimed at excluding Chinese Immigrants.
C. The author describes the different views shared at the meeting between white suffragists like Anna
Howard Shaw and Chinese suffragists like Grace Yip Typond.
D. The author shows that very few Chinese students attended public school or went on to pursue a college
education or receive a doctorate degree.

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.