Critical reading the questions below refer to the selection “the negro speaks of rivers”. the theme of the “the negro speaks of rivers” concerns the a. long history of the black race. c. religious beliefs of blacks. b. human qualities of rivers. d. travels of black explorers.

A. Long history of the black race.

answer: the sentence in the text that contains both the topic and the author's single most important idea about the topic

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answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.