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Analyzing Layers of Meaning in The Surrender Tree — Quiz

Question 6 • English Language Arts 11

Read the excerpt from "Shout: A Poetry Memoir.” In first grade we moved country mouse to the city whiskers quivering, eyes wide, couple days later Mom put my sister in the stroller and we three walked through a drizzle of gold and ruby leaves up one hill, down another to the new school, made of bricks, registered in the office, Mom handed me my lunch box and waved a fast goodbye Which season best describes the setting in this excerpt?

Answer
A
summer
B
autumn
C
spring
D
winter

Explanation

The excerpt describes walking through “gold and ruby leaves,” which suggests leaves changing color and falling from trees. That is characteristic of autumn. The drizzle and the move to a new school help establish the setting, but the colored leaves are the clearest seasonal clue. The correct choice is autumn.

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