Lesson 3.2 elar8b

My mother put a shade over the lamp in order to __________ the light so that it spread throughout the room.

• recite

• deliberate

• bear

• diffuse

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When I broke my mom's vase, she thought it was __________ but I swore it was just an accident.

• deliberate

• recite

• bear

• diffuse

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In order to get my certificate from Sunday School, I had to ___________ 10 passages from the bible in front of the whole congregation.

• bear

• recite

• diffuse

• deliberate

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Because I was the youngest in the family, my older brother had to ___________ the responsibility of watching over me all the time.

• recite

• deliberate

• diffuse

• bear

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When the speaker wakes up in the night, her mother is…

• looking at the moon

• angry at her for wetting the bed

• sitting in the kitchen

• sleeping in a chair

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At the end of the poem, the speaker is now a mother and…

• believes motherhood is unpleasant.

• teaches her son the poem she learned.

• realizes how rewarding it is to be a mother

• finally understands why children admire their mothers.

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Which of the following identifies a theme of the poem?

• the most important lessons that children can learn come from mothers.

• children only come to truly understand their mothers when they become parents themselves.

• as children grow up they will, without a doubt, grow apart from their mothers.

• as children grow up, their views of their mothers evolve and change.

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Which section from the text best supports the theme of the poem?

• "the last time I was home/ to see my mother we kissed/ exchanged pleasantries" (Lines 1-3)

• "I remember the first time/ I consciously saw her/ we were living in an three room/ apartment" (line 7-10)

• "mommy always sat in the dar/ I dont know how I knew that but she did" (line 11-12)

• "her hair was three-quarters her height/ which made me a strong believer in the samson myth" (line 22-23)

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How does the speaker's view of her mother change as she grows older?

• when she is a child, she viewed her mother with a sense of jealously, but when she is an adult she views her with admiration and respect

• when she is a child, she viewed her mother as an almost mystical being, but when she is an adult she views her more realistically.

• when she is a child, she viewed her mother as average, but when she is an adult she views her as a larger-than-life figure.

• when she is a child, she viewed her mother negatively, but when she is an adult she views her with more understanding.

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Which detail from the text best supports how the speaker's view of her mother changed as she grows older?

• "I remember the first time/ I consciously saw her/ we were living in a three-room" (Lines 7-9)

• "I taught it to my son / who recited it for her" (Lines 36-37)

• "the last time I was home/ to see my mother we kissed/ exchanged pleasantries/ and unpleasantries" (Lines 1-4)

• "mommy always sat in the dark/ I dont know how I knew that but she did" (Lines 11-12)

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