This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. Part A: Read the sentences from the article. She also held important positions in the federal government during President Franklin Roosevelt’s administration. Bethune was among the most leaders of her time.

What does prominent mean?

1. helpful

2. well-known

3. easy to miss

4 likely to win

Part B: Which phrase from the sentences helps to show what prominent means?

1. important positions

2. federal government

3. Roosevelt’s administration

4. leaders of her time

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.