The Rescue

What is the most likely reason the poet includes lines 9

through 14?

• To show that the mother squirrel looks like her babies

• To describe why the mother squirrel often changes her mind

• To show that the mother squirrel likes to run

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

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?

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

• To suggest that the baby squirrel is sick

• To suggest that the baby squirrel is small and helpless

• To show that the baby squirrel likes to play games

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

• To show that the baby squirrels are safe at last

• To show that the baby squirrels need a larger home

• To show that the baby squirrels are tired of climbing

• To show that the baby squirrels like one another

How does the windy setting contribute to the poem?

• The windy setting causes the mother squirrel to become afraid

  of storms.

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

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

• The windy setting causes a problem the mother squirrel must

  solve.

Which line from the poem best shows that the mother squirrel is

kind?

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

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

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

• She gently tucks her baby in (line 11)