To a Daughter with Artistic Talent

Read these quotations from the two selections.

To a Daughter with Artistic Talent- “And you never know why (I was lying before when I said I knew).” Big Fish- “I don’t know what makes a man great. I’ve never thought about it before.”

These quotations provide evidence that both the speaker in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” and the narrator in the excerpt from Big Fish feel —

• J. challenged to explain something difficult

• H. compelled to admit their mistakes

• G. embarrassed by their ignorance

• F. as though they must prove something

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What is a difference in how the two selections portray fathers?

• A. While the father in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” is optimistic, the father in the excerpt from Big Fish is cynical.

• B. While the father in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” seems caring, the father in the excerpt from Big Fish seems self-centered.

• C. While the father in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” is open-minded, the father in the excerpt from Big Fish is judgmental.

• D. While the father in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” seems defensive, the father in the excerpt from Big Fish seems relaxed

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Both the daughter’s paintings in “To a Daughter with Artistic Talent” and the father’s stories in the excerpt from Big Fish —

• A. depict a world that seems more fanciful than realistic

• G. contain imagery drawn from well-known fairy tales

• H. are difficult for others to understand

• J. portray heroic characters

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Read these quotations.

To a Daughter with Artistic Talent-You have painted every day for as long as I can remember and will be painting still when you read this, some cold and distant December when the child is old and the trees no longer silver but black fingers scratching a grey sky. Big Fish-“No,” he says. Then, “Yes. I don’t know. At least you remembered. The point is, I think—the point is I tried to get home more. I did. Things happened, though. Natural disasters. The earth split once I think, the sky opened several times. Sometimes I barely made it out alive.”

Both quotations use imagery that conveys a sense of —

• A. inner turmoil

• B. Stubbornness

• C. Guilt

• D. exaggerated self-confidence

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Which sentence best states a difference between the attitude of the speaker in the poem and the attitude of the narrator in the story?

• A. The speaker in the poem worries that his daughter gets carried away by her imagination, while the narrator in the story admires the way his father uses his imagination.

• G. The speaker in the poem believes that his daughter paints to express her true feelings, while the narrator in the story believes that his father tells stories to escape reality.

• H. The speaker in the poem thinks his daughter paints to bring them closer together, while the narrator in the story thinks his father tells stories to distance himself from others.

• J. The speaker in the poem believes that painting is good for his daughter’s health, while the narrator in the story worries that his father's stories are a symptom of illness.

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