My River by Rafael Espinoza

30. The description of the setting in lines 8 through 19 highlights a contrast between —

• F

• G

• H

• J

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

31. Which sentence best describes the speaker’s relationship with the river?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

32. The poet uses personification in the sixth stanza to show that the river teaches the speaker

about —

• F

• G

• H

• J

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

33. The poet placed lines 25 and 26 in their own stanza to —

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

34. Which line from the poem best expresses why the speaker visits the river?

• F

• G

• H

• J

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

35. Which theme is explored in the poem?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2