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The playwright Lorraine Hansberry's best-known play, A Raisin in the Sun, was first performed in 1959. The play, which tells the story of a Black family trying to achieve the American Dream, is set in Chicago, a city that Hansberry knew well. However, the play's success was not immediate, and it took several years for the play to be recognized as a landmark work of American theater.

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Which choice provides the best transition between the first and second sentences?

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The transition "However," is the most logical and effective because it creates a contrast between the first sentence, which states that Hansberry's play was first performed in 1959, and the second sentence, which indicates that the play's success was not immediate. The other choices don't create a logical contrast. "In fact" would imply that the second sentence is adding information that is consistent with the first sentence. "Moreover" would imply that the second sentence is adding additional information that is similar to the first sentence. "For instance" would imply that the second sentence is providing an example of the information presented in the first sentence. "However" is the only choice that sets up a contrast between the two sentences.

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However,

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In fact,

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Moreover,

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For instance,

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