Peace and Quiet/Maple Street

20. 20. What is the most likely reason the poet refers to the tree as a "tower" in lines 18 and 19 of the poem "Maple Street"?

• To suggest the age of the tree the speaker climbs

• To highlight what objects the speaker enjoys sketching

• To reveal the location of the tree in the speaker's neighborhood

• To emphasize the height from which the speaker observes the neighborhood

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21. 21. Based on stanza 1 of the poem "Maple Street", the speaker most likely feels--

• A

  uncertain about taking chocolate Jamie Hamlin shares

• B

  surprised to learn the street is named for Jamie Hamlin's tree

• C

  thankful to have Jamie Hamlin as a neighbor

• D

  jealous of the store Jamie Hamlin's family owns

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22. 22. Which lines from the poem "Maple Street" support the idea that the speaker does not wish to be seen looking at others?

• A

  like I said, there's his tree.

  (lines 12-13)

• B

  With my sketchbook and colored pencils,

  (lines 14-15)

• C

  I can see the whole neighborhood.

  (lines 30-31)

• D

  hidden by these green and paper leaves,

  (lines 33-34)

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23. 23. These lines suggest that the speaker thinks--

• A

  the maple tree is the most noticeable object on the street

• B

  streets should be named after features found near them

• C

  the street originally had a different name

• D

  people disagree about the meaning of the street's name

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