4) PART A: What is the meaning of the word "inflammatory" used in paragraph 4?
A. inspiring disbelief
B. causing anger
C. spreading quickly
D. encouraging reckless behavior

4) PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "They falsely claimed the nine black teenagers had raped them." (Par. 3)
B. "News of the alleged crime spread rapidly across the county..." (Par. 4)
C. "...a mob gathered outside the jail where the boys were held..." (Par. 4)
D. "The judge scheduled the executions for mid-July, the earliest the law would allow." (Par. 5)