Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall." We keep the wall between us as we go. To each the boulders that have fallen to each. And some are loaves and some so nearly balls We have to use a spell to make them balance: "Stay where you are until our backs are turned!" We wear our fingers rough with handling them. Oh, just another kind of out-door game, One on a side. It comes to little more: There where it is we do not need the wall: He is all pine and I am apple orchard. What does the line “And some are loaves and some so nearly balls” refer to?
Answer
A
a game that the neighbor plays
B
the lunch that the speaker shares
C
the rocks that make the wall
D
toys that they find while working
Explanation
The lines describe boulders that have fallen from the wall, and the speaker says some are shaped like loaves while others are almost round like balls. These comparisons refer to the different shapes of the rocks they are lifting and balancing. So the correct choice is “the rocks that make the wall.”
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