Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage .
One day ,the principal came into our room and ,after talking to the teacher ,for some reason said :“I wish all of the white scholars to stand for a moment .”I rose with the others . The teacher looked at me and ,calling my name ,said:“You sit down for the present ,and rise with the others .”I did not quite understand her .She repeated :“You sit down now, and rise with the others .”I sat down puzzled and dumb. I saw and heard nothing .When the other were asked to rise ,I did not know it .When school was dismissed ,I went out unconsciously .A few of the white boys laughed at me ,saying:“Oh, you’re a nigger ,too.”
I hurried on as fast as I could to where my looking –glass hung on the wall in my own little room. For an instant I was afraid to look ,but when I did ,I looked long and earnestly. I was accustomed to hearing remarks about my beauty; but now ,for the first time ,I became conscious of it and recognized it .I noticed the ivory(象牙) whiteness of my skin ,the beauty of my mouth ,the size and liquid darkness of my eyes .I ran downstairs and rushed to where my mother w
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