Question

Hayes Davis is a writer whose first book of poetry, Let Our Eyes Linger, explores themes of family. In the following poem, a speaker learns how to drive with his dad. As you read, take notes on how the father interacts with his son as he drives. Route 1 North, Philadelphia to Highland Park By Hayes Davis 2016 [1] Your father has given you the wheel. The mostly-empty highway offers your 17-year-old eyes no distractions, and the Firebird descending the on-ramp is red [5] The left turn signal isn’t instinctive yet. Nor is the glance that checks your blind spot before the lane change. But as you settle back into the forward focus of highway driving your father’s hand covers your gearshift perched [10] right, his mouth curling before opening, “Good job.” He doesn’t remind you that sharing the road with newcomers is less instinctual for you than your blind-spot check. He is all praise, and when the therapist asks, ten years later, [15] what you miss — how you imagined him feeling when you pictured handing over the grandchild he will never know — you remember that he never held praise too tightly, that he knew confidence as a vested commodity, [20] its installation as vital as anything fathers give sons.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? A) The mostly-empty highway offers / your 17-year-old eyes no distractions (Lines 2-3) B) He doesnt remind you that sharing the road / with newcomers is less instinctual for you (Lines 11-12) C) and when the therapist asks, ten years later, / what you miss (Lines 14-15) D) he never held praise too tightly, that he / knew confidence as a vested commodity / its installation as vital as anything fathers give sons. (Lines 18-20)

Answer 1

The detail from the text by Hayes Davis about learning how to drive from his father that best supports the answer to Part A's question about theme is the following:

D) he never held praise too tightly, that he / knew confidence as a vested commodity / its installation as vital as anything fathers give sons. (Lines 18-20)

What is the theme of the poem by Hayes Davis?

In Part A, we are asked what the theme of the poem is. The best answer is "Parents play an important role in helping their children view themselves positively."

The speaker uses his experience of learning how to drive from his father to show how he learned to be confident from him. The praises his father would pay him helped build a solid foundation for self-confidence.

Details supporting the theme

With the information above in mind, we can select option D as the one that best supports the answer to Part A. It is in option D that the lines show how the father's praises and the son's confidence are deeply connected.

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