June 2017 - Passage B

11 The poet’s purpose in referencing “Highway 99” in line 2 is most likely to establish

• a connection with the narrator’s cultural heritage

• a criticism of the valley’s agricultural economy

• an understanding of the narrator’s difficult childhood

• an emphasis on the region’s diverse landscape

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

12 The second stanza reveals that the narrator’s overall point of view is influenced by

• his experience working on farms

• his nostalgia for farm life

• the labor of his relatives

• the expectations of his family

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

13 The personification in lines 23 through 29 stresses history’s desire to be

• repeated

• forgotten

• comforted

• heard

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

14 The figurative language in lines 33 and 34 implies the narrator

• regrets leaving his past behind

• understands that his future will have challenges

• anticipates that his new life will be successful

• thinks he made a wrong decision

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6