All My Babies Are Gone Now

Beginning with paragraph 7, the author's tone shifts from...

• complimentary to condescending

• optimistic to cynical

• lighthearted to reflective

• academic to conversational

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

By saying that one of her sons "can walk too well" in paragraph 5, the author implies that...

• her son has become overconfident

• she is very proud of her son's accomplishment

• she is not ready for her son to leave her

• her son is unusually graceful and agile

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In which line does the author use passive voice to generalize her experience?

• The nightmare sleepover

• That's what the books never told me.

• I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less.

• Believe me, mistakes were made.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In the last sentence of paragraph 9, the reader can infer that "the experts" the author refers to are...

• her own children

• the authors of parenting books

• the women on the playground

• her own parents

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In which line does the author use an analogy to convey her changing philosophy of parenting?

• How much influence did I really have over the personality of the former baby who cried only wen we gave parties and who today, as a teenager, still dislikes socializing and crowds?

• Raising children is presented at first as a true-false test, then becomes multiple choice, until finally, far along, you realize that it is an endless essay.

• One child responds well to positive reinforcement, another can only be managed with a stern voice and a time-out.

• I remember fifteen years ago poring over one of Dr. Brazelton's wonderful books on child development, in which he describes three different sorts of infants: average, quiet, and active.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The author's purpose for writing the selection was most likely to...

• imply that new parents should trust their instincts and enjoy raising their children

• defend herself against the suggestion that she made mistakes when raising her children

• poke fun at so-called experts who claim to be authorities on child development

• blame herself for the choices she made as a parent

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Use "Those Winter Sundays" and "All My Babies Are Gone Now"...What is the primary difference between the poem and the essay?

• The events described in the essay took place many years ago, while those int he poem are current.

• The essay focuses on fewer people than the poem does.

• The poem is told from the perspective of a child, while the essay is from that of a parent.

• The issues explored int he essay are more important than those in the poem.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Use "Those Winter Sundays" and "All My Babies Are Gone Now"...What emotion is expressed in the last two lines of the poem and paragraph 7 of the story?

• regret

• fear

• confusion

• joy

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7