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Question 2 • ELPGEQ3 M/J Language Arts 3 - 1001070 HCPS v24

Which excerpt from "Going Back to School" adds to the theme that being unhappy in a particular situation can make one feel imprisoned?

Answer

One splendid instant – back in the great room,Curled in a chair with all of them besideAnd the whole world a rush of happy voices,

The boat ploughed on. Now Alcatraz was past And all the grey waves flamed to red again At the dead sun's last glimmer. Far and vast

With laughter beating in a clamorous tide. . . . Saw once again the heat of harvest fume Up to the empty sky in threads like glass,

The ship slowed, jarred and stopped. There, straight ahead, Were dock and fellows. Stumbling, he was whirled Out and away to meet them – and his back

Explanation

Alcatraz is strongly associated with a prison, so passing it can suggest the feeling of being trapped or imprisoned. The grey waves and fading light add to the bleak mood. This makes choice B the excerpt that best supports the theme.

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