Strange Patterns

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Where was the poet a young child?

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Lynchburg, Virginia

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Where in Virginia could the poet not sit next to her white neighbor?

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on the trolley

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Where in Virginia could the poet sit next to her white neighbor? Options: a.) under her neighbor’s grape arbor, b.) on the trolley, c.) on a bus carrying large pitchers of lemonade, d.) on an airplane

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under her neighbor’s grape arbor

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What word does the poet use to describe how she sits next to her neighbor?

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nestled

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What did the poet’s neighbor offer the poet on hot, dry summer days?

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scuppernongs and lemonade

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Where was the poet also a young child?

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Montclair, New Jersey

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What is different for the poet in New Jersey?

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The poet is allowed to ride in trolleys sitting next to white neighbors.

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What word does the poet use to describe the line that separates her house from the house of her neighbor in New Jersey?

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bitter

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What is the poet never able to enjoy in New Jersey?

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the neighbor's kindness

Front

Which statement best summarizes the poem?

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A poet recalls different types of segregation in her childhood.