Four Skinny Trees and The Rose

Which line best reveals that the four skinny trees represent the narrator?

• Their strength is secret. 

• Four who grew despite concrete.

• Four skinny trees with skinny necks and pointy elbows like mine.

• Keep, keep, keep, trees say when I sleep.

The imagery used in paragraph two of "Four Skinny Trees" reveals the trees'

• violence

• determination

• unity

• indifference

Which line best reveals the inspiration the narrator gets from the trees?

• ... When I am a tiny thing against so many bricks, then it is I look at trees.

• Let one forget his reason for being, they'd all droop like tulips in a glass, each with their arms around the other.

• Four skinny trees with skinny necks and pointy elbows like mine.

• Their strength is secret. They send ferocious roots beneath the ground.

In paragraph 3, the narrator uses personification to

• convey how sad and discouraged she gets

• show how the trees instruct her on how to keep going

• reveal that she does not like school

• express how she feels about the tulips

In "The Rose that Grew from Concrete", what does the concrete symbolize?

• growth and development

• indifference and nonchalance

• hardship and adversity

• boredom and apathy

In line 3 of "The Rose that Grew from Concrete", the author uses personification to show how important it is to have

• a sense of humor

• fresh air

• goals and aspirations

• good night;s rest

In line 2, the use of personification reveals the rose's

• determination

• sadness

• handicap

• none of the answers are correct.

What is the purpose of the repetition in paragraphs 1 & 4 in "Four Skinny Trees"?

• for emphasis of main idea

• to create rhythm

• both of the answers are correct