Freshmen joining a school group called the Shifters undergo a week-long initiation involving learning the group's history, wearing group-specific items, and participating in special ceremonies that last all night long. This experience most resembles a

A. test of identity.
B. gang moratorium.
C. diffusion of acceptance.
D. rite of passage.


Answer: D

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