Read the objective summary of “The Rights to the Streets of Memphis.”

The author is constantly hungry, so his mother gets a job outside the home. The author has to take over some chores, including grocery shopping. After bullies beat him up and steal his money, his mother gives him a stick and tells him to stand up to them. Though the author is scared, he becomes angry and fights off the bullies, and they don’t bother him anymore.

Which important detail should be added to this summary?

The author eats a crust of bread or drinks a cup of tea to stop his hunger.

The author’s mother gives him more money and another grocery list.

The author cries and stammers when he runs home from the bullies.

The author’s father left the family with nothing.

An objective summary is a summarization of any given text with the relevant important information but without the inclusion of any personal opinions or unnecessary details. This means that it has only the important points of the passage and needs no personal opinions.

In the given objective summary from Richard Wright's "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis," the important detail that should be included in the fact about the missing father. It is important to include this information as the passage talks about how the family is struggling. Considering he was supposed to be the head of the family, readers need to know where he is then, which is that he left them shortly before this 'bullying incident' happened to Wright.

Thus, the correct answer is the fourth option.