Question

Which quotation from the passage suggests the speaker's fondness for her childhood? A) "I showed Grandma my discovery, and she quickly identified them as wild-plums."
B) "Knowing that they were safe, I ate enough that one afternoon to give me a stomachache that lasted two days."

C) "In the winter of 1976, when I was only four years old, my family moved into a modest home in a growing Greenville neighborhood."

D) "As I sat there on the side of the highway, I basked in the tartness of my childhood fruit and in the sweetness of the memory of making jelly with the greatest woman I’ve ever known." 5) What does the phrase "modest home" suggest about the speaker's family? A) They were most likely a homeless family. B) They were most likely a very wealthy family. C) They were most likely a working, middle-class family. D) They were most likely a family living an extravagant lifestyle. 6) This essay is a personal narrative because A) it is written from the alternating point of view. B) it is written from the first person point of view. C) it is written from the third person point of view. D) it is written from the second person point of view.

Answer 1

The quotation from the passage that suggests the speaker's fondness for her childhood is D. Take the phrase, "basked in the tartness of my childhood", it is full of images. "To bask" means to take in, to receive something's warmth.

5) C.  As regards the speaker's family, the phrase "modest home" suggests that they were most likely a working, middle-class family.

6) B .Finally, it can be said that this essay is a personal narrative because it is written from the first person point of view.

Answer 2

1. D. "As I sat there on the side of the highway, I basked in the tartness of my childhood fruit and in the sweetness of the memory of making jelly with the greatest woman I’ve ever known."

2. C. They were most likely a working, middle-class family.

3. B. it is written from the first person point of view.