The Rescue Poem

30. What is most likely the reason the poet includes lines 9 though 14?

• F To show that the mother squirrel looks like her babies

• G To describe why the mother squirrel often changes her mind

• H To show that the mother squirrel likes to run

• J To emphasize that the mother squirrel values all of her babies

Q. 31. Read lines 6 and 7.

"She holds a furry ball with paws—

A baby squirrel just half her size".

What is the most likely reason the poet includes this imagery?

• A To show that the baby squirrel will grow to look like its mother

• B To suggest that the baby squirrel is sick

• C To suggest that the baby squirrel is small and helpless

• D To show that the baby squirrel likes to play games

32. What is the most likely reason the poet includes lines 15 and 16?

• F To show that the baby squirrels are safe at last

• G To show that the baby squirrels need a larger home

• H To show that the baby squirrels are tired of climbing

• J To show that the baby squirrels like one another

Q. 33. How does the windy setting contribute to the poem?

• A The windy setting causes the mother squirrel to become afraid

  of storms.

• B The windy setting makes a squirrel family leave the woods.

• C The windy setting adds a feeling of mystery to the plot.

• D The windy setting causes a problem the mother squirrel must

  solve.

Q. 34. Which line from the poem best shows that the mother squirrel is

kind?

• F A gust of wind blew down her nest. (line 2)

• G With pulsing tail and twitching nose, (line 3)

• H A baby squirrel just half her size (line 7)

• J She gently tucks her baby in (line 11)