She wants to bring the two worlds together to have access to everything the two can offer.
We can arrive at this answer because:
The poem "Yuya Karrabura" shows Alice Eather's perception as an indigenous poetess.
It shows her connection to the indigenous culture and everything that represents in her life.
She also shows the complex vision of two worlds, where she gets involved with the indigenous world and the "Americanized" world.
Despite having a greater relationship with indigenous culture, the poetess does not reject American culture and wants to bring these two worlds together and enjoy the best of both.
For this reason, she wants to sit by the fire and hear what both worlds have to say and teach.
Because the second sentence says the students WERE passed the exam last week and <em>were</em> doesn't need to be in there. Therefore it is not correct.
