Capitals and Commas — Unit test

Question 9 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 B

Which excerpt from “How I Learned English” uses the first-person point of view to show that the main character feels out of place in his new environment?

Answer

It was in an empty lotRinged by elms and fir and honeysuckle.Bill Corson was pitching in his buckskin jacket,

Unnatural and without any moves,My notions of baseball and AmericaGrowing fuzzier each time I whiffed

I watched it closing inClean and untouched, transfixedBy its easy arc before it hit

There was a wild stamping of hands on the ground,A kicking of feet, and the fitOf laughter overtook me too,

Explanation

The speaker feels unfamiliar with both baseball and America, as shown by “My notions of baseball and America / Growing fuzzier each time I whiffed.” The first-person word “my” connects this confusion directly to the speaker’s experience and shows that he feels out of place. Choice B is the excerpt that conveys this feeling most clearly.

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