Flashcard on 'A Blessing'

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At what time of day do the events in “A Blessing” take place?

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twilight

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In “A Blessing,” what have the ponies come “out of the willows” to do?

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greet visitors

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In “A Blessing,” which of the following represents the separation between people and animals? Options: the highway, the pasture, the woods, the fence

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the fence

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In “A Blessing,” what is most likely the “blessing”?

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the feeling of closeness between humans and animals

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Where are you most likely to find a blossom? Options: in the sky, in a garden, inside a gymnasium, on top of a concrete wall

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in a garden

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Which is the most likely meaning of shyly in the following sentence? On her first day at her new school, Layla shyly asked her teacher where the water fountain was.

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timidly

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In which of the following situations is the person most likely to feel loneliness? All of Jacob’s friends attended his birthday party., Max helped his younger sister with her homework., With her brothers gone, Ingrid enjoyed reading alone in the quiet house., On her first day of camp, Rose sat alone, missing her parents and friends.

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On her first day of camp, Rose sat alone, missing her parents and friends.

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Read these lines from “A Blessing.” And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness. They have come gladly out of the willows…. Which words in these lines make the horses seem human?

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kindness, gladly

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In “A Blessing,” what effect do the ponies have on the speaker?

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They make him feel alive.

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Which passage from “A Blessing” most clearly supports the idea that the ponies make the speaker feel alive?

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Suddenly I realize / That if I stepped out of my body I would break / Into blossom.