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Read this sentence that shows a conflict in the story.

"Hattie had heard about these inventions but had never seen them."

How does this conflict contribute to the plot of the story?

• It explains why Hattie was jealous of her family in the city.

• It shows that new inventions do not always make life easier or better.

• It explains why the modern technology is overwhelming and confusing to Hattie.

• It shows why Hattie thought the new inventions were the best things she had ever seen.

When does this story take place?

• mid 1800s

• early 1900s

• around 2000

• modern day

How does this setting contribute to the story's plot?

• It shows the sequence of events.

• It explains the author's perspective.

• It describes the claim in the passage.

• It influences the characters' reactions.

What is the theme of the story?

• Family members enjoy having visitors.

• Traveling by train is better than by car.

• New inventions make life easier and harder.

• Life in a city is nearly the same as in a small town.

From which point of view is the story told?

• First person narrator

• Third person narrator

• Hattie is telling the story.

• Aunt Mabel is telling the story.

Which statement best expresses the conflict at the beginning of the poem?

• A young woman sometimes misses her old life.

• A young woman wants to move to a new place.

• A young woman is unhappy with her family and career.

• A young woman wants to help the community where she lived.

How does the conflict contribute to the plot in the poem?

• It caused her to move back to her old childhood house.

• It caused her to think of how scared she was as a child.

• It caused her to go for a visit to where she used to live.

• It caused her to have a hard time focusing on the future.

What two ways does the setting influence the character in the poem?

• It causes her to think about when she was younger.

• It explains why she is moving back with her family.

• It provides the reason why she is unhappy with life.

• It highlights the circumstances behind why she left.

• It emphasizes how much she has changed over time.

Read these lines from the poem's third stanza.

"A house she'd always hurried by

Still loomed and covered up the sky.

In it's shadow, she felt old fear

Until she decided to come near." (lines 9-12)

What does the word loomed mean as it is used in the poem?

• bothered

• emerged

• shaped

• threatened

Which two phrases support the idea that

loomed means threatened as it is used in the poem?

• "always hurried by"

  (line 9)

• "In its shadow"

  (line 11)

• "she felt old fear"

  (line 11)

• "Until she decided"

  (line 12)

• "to come near"

  (line 12)