Which of the following inferences about the speaker is best supported by the poem’s first stanza (lines 1-4)?

I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us
Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!
Answer choices for the above question

A. The speaker assumes that the listener is on her side.

B. The speaker wants to change her name to something unfamiliar.

C. The speaker fears the judgment of others.

D. The speaker is tired of being famous.

The second stanza (lines 5-8) adds to the development of the poem mainly by .

How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one’s name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!
Answer choices for the above question

A. sharing personal details from the speaker’s own life

B. suggesting that the poem takes place in June

C. making it clear that the speaker of the poem is a frog

D. further explaining why the speaker wouldn’t want to be “Somebody”

Which of the following selections most closely describes the speaker’s opinion of audiences?

Answer choices for the above question

A. She believes that it is necessary for a poet to have a wide audience.

B. She thinks that audiences aren’t very intelligent.

C. She only wants an audience that is respectful and kind.

D. She believes that having a wide audience is a sign of importance.

Which line from the poem best supports the correct answer to Question 3?

Answer choices for the above question

A. “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”

B. “Are you – Nobody – too?”

C. “How dreary – to be – Somebody!”

D. “To an admiring Bog!”

Which of the following selections most closely describes the speaker’s opinion of audiences?. She believes that it is necessary for a poet to have a wide audience.

B. She thinks that audiences aren’t very intelligent.

C. She only wants an audience that is respectful and kind.

D. She believes that having a wide audience is a sign of importance.

Read the excerpt from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.

The wind would spin the blades of the windmill, rotate the magnets in a dynamo, and create electricity. Attach a wire to the dynamo and you could power anything, especially a bulb. All I needed was a windmill, and then I could have lights. No more kerosene lamps that burned our eyes and sent us gasping for breath. With a windmill, I could stay awake at night reading instead of going to bed at seven with the rest of Malawi.

Which fact about Malawi helps the reader understand what the excerpt is mostly about?

Malawi lacked sufficient resources to generate energy.
Malawi was a small, rural country on the African continent.
Malawi had citizens who liked to go to sleep early in the evening.
Malawi provided kerosene lamps to its population for reading.

To answer the first question about the best inference supported by the poem's first stanza (lines 1-4), we can analyze the lines:

"I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us
Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!"

In these lines, the speaker identifies themselves as "Nobody" and asks if the listener is also a "Nobody." The use of the word "pair" implies that the speaker is seeking companionship or connection with someone who shares their status of being nobody. The phrase "Don’t tell! they’d advertise" suggests a fear of judgment or unwanted attention if their true identity is discovered.

Based on these lines, the inference that is best supported is:

C. The speaker fears the judgment of others.

To answer the second question about the purpose of the second stanza (lines 5-8), we can examine the lines:

"How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one’s name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!"

In these lines, the speaker expresses the negative aspects of being "Somebody," using the metaphor of a "Frog" who constantly exposes itself by telling its name. The phrase "How dreary" indicates the speaker's disdain towards being in the public eye. The mention of "the livelong June" suggests the continuous nature of being in the spotlight. The phrase "To an admiring Bog" suggests that the audience consists of people or beings who are uncritical and potentially shallow.

Based on these lines, the purpose of the second stanza is to:

D. further explain why the speaker wouldn't want to be "Somebody."

To answer the third question about the speaker's opinion of audiences, we need to examine the entire poem for clues. The speaker's opinion of audiences is best described by the line:

D. "To an admiring Bog!"

This line indicates that the speaker views the audience as uncritical and shallow, represented by the term "Bog," which typically refers to a swamp or marsh. The word "admiring" suggests that the audience is easily impressed or idolizes the speaker without much discernment.

Finally, to answer the last question about which line from the poem supports the speaker's opinion of audiences, we can refer to the line:

D. "To an admiring Bog!"

This line directly mentions the "admiring Bog," which reflects the speaker's opinion of the audience as uncritical and easily impressed.

I hope this explanation helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

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