"Hanging Fire" & "Translating Grandfather's House"- Stephanie Osorio & Destiny Moore.

What is the central idea of Hanging Fire?

• Ketchup and mustard

• Her birthday

• Her childhood experience

• Her home environment

Which relative does not pay attention to the main character?

• The door

• The dog

• Her bestfriend

• Her mother

When she states "my skin has betrayed me" what kind of verb mood is this?

• Conditional

• Indicative

• Subjunctive

• Interrogative

Which statement presents a main way in which "Hanging Fire" and "Translating Grandfather's House" are similar in theme?

• Both poems focus on the absence of a caring mother.
• Both poems focus on the frustrations of a teenager's life.
• Both poems focus on the fears that people have about the future.
• Both poems focus on the difference between imagination and reality.

The speaker of “Hanging Fire” begins by saying, “I am fourteen / and my skin has betrayed me.” What does the choice of the word betrayed most likely indicate about the personality of the speaker?

• She does not trust people.

• She feels that life wants to trouble her.

• She cannot understand why she has problems.

• She wishes that she were something other than human.