Reading and Writing: Craft and Structure
SAT Question of the Day for October 25, 2026
The playwright Lorraine Hansberry drew on her family's experiences with housing discrimination in 1930s Chicago to craft narratives that ______ the systemic barriers faced by Black families. Rather than depicting these struggles abstractly, she grounded them in the particularities of domestic life.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
- A.illuminatedCorrect answer
- B.fabricated
- C.obscured
- D.demolished
Explanation
The passage states Hansberry drew on real experiences and grounded struggles in domestic life, indicating her narratives shed light on systemic barriers. The word meaning 'revealed or made clear' fits logically. 'Fabricated' means invented or made up, contradicting the passage's emphasis on real experiences. 'Obscured' means concealed or made unclear, which is the opposite of the passage's meaning. 'Demolished' means destroyed, which does not coherently describe what narratives do to barriers in this context.
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