The prepositional phrase is “from Minnesota”
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The child seems like they aren't good enough to do whatever it is the mother insists she's good at. The mother thinks highly of her child, and knows her child can do anything she wants to. But the child is just not confident.
I don't know any of the other similes because I have no idea what poem you read but here is the answer to what growing old like an onion could convey:
Onions are layered, as they grow more and more layers grow. This could mean that as Rachel grows, she gains more layers of knowledge and experiences and they keep layering over time as she grows.
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The answer is A. <u>Out of control.</u>
<h3>Here are the context clues....</h3>
1st Context Clue
"'Poor child!' Once a lady did that I screamed out loud and bit her hand. She was so frightened she ran away."
2nd Context Clue
"She thought you had gone mad like a dog." <em>said Mary, not at all admiringly.</em>
<h3>Meanings</h3>
- <em>Gone mad</em> means to go insane.
- <em>Biting someone's hand </em>is not a good thing to do.
<h3>With that information...</h3>
We can come to a conclusion that the right choice would be A. Out of control.
Also, The Secret Garden is a good book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, I have read the whole book and would recommend it to others.