Amanda Gorman

Which section from the article BEST explains why Dr. Jill Biden would already know about Gorman's work?

• When she reads on Inauguration Day, she will be continuing a tradition that includes such celebrated poets as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou.

• In 2014, she was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, and three years later she became the country's first National Youth Poet Laureate.

• News of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6 by supporters of Donald Trump who were seeking to overturn the election was a challenge for keeping a positive tone in the poem.

• In other writings, Gorman has honored her Black ancestors, acknowledged her own vulnerability ("Glorious in my fragmentation," she has written), and used poetry to confront social issues.

Read the list of sentences from the article.

1) Gorman says she was not given specific instructions on what to write, but was encouraged to emphasize unity and hope.

2) Yet it was also an inspiration in a way.

3) "That day gave me a second wave of energy to finish the poem," says Gorman, adding that she will not refer directly to the events of January 6, but will "touch" upon them.

4) She would love to read at the 2028 Olympics, scheduled to be held in Los Angeles.

Which two sentences taken together provide the BEST evidence to support the idea that the recent attack on the Capitol helped Gorman write her poem?

• 1 and 4

• 2 and 3

• 1 and 2

• 3 and 4

Which of the following MOST influenced Gorman's poem for Biden's inauguration?

• graduating from Harvard University in 2020

• her plans to run for president one day

• her desire to honor her Black ancestors

• her instructions to write about unity and hope

Why does Gorman plan to tell Biden that she will be back?

• She plans to study poetry at Harvard and write more.

• She is hopeful that she will be invited to speak at future inaugural events.

• She would like to be inaugurated as president herself one day.

• She is going to be performing a poem at the 2028 Olympics.

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