Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow

question 21

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the letter of the correct response.
When Lewis and Clark made their way through what is now North Dakota, the Shoshone Indian woman named Sacajawea joined the team of explorers. Because the expedition was traveling with a Native American, other tribes did not attack the group. In fact, one tribe even supplied horses to help the explorers and their interpreter cross the Rocky Mountains. This invaluable team member taught the men how to find medicine and food in the wilderness and once even saved the records of the journey when a canoe overturned during a storm. She reached the Pacific Ocean with Lewis and Clark in 1805. Her fame eventually spread; one of the best-known monuments to her is a statue in Portland, Oregon.
Which of the following is a synonym used to refer to the subject of the paragraph?

• A) the team of explorers
• B) the expedition
• C) a Native American

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Definitions:

Structural Barriers

Systemic obstacles that prevent individuals or groups from accessing opportunities or resources, reinforcing inequality and discrimination.

Women of Color

A collective term used to describe women from non-white racial or ethnic backgrounds, highlighting their unique experiences of oppression.

Intervention

Actions taken to improve a situation, especially in the context of health, social services, or policy, aimed at producing favorable outcomes.

Black Women

Women of African descent, often discussed in contexts involving intersections of race, gender, and social issues.