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Sinking and Swaddled
by Beth Gilstrap
Ona walked for days, determined to find safety on higher ground. If she read her instruments correctly, she was adjacent to a national forest. The public would not stand for the sinking of a national forest so when she found a slate bungalow, she settled there. Though two walls were missing, she concluded it was due to wind and rain and the birch tree that had swindled its way up and through the middle of the sweet, abandoned home. It wasn’t sinking.
"Sinking and Swaddled" from Deadheading and Other Stories © Beth Gilstrap. Published by Red Hen Press, 2021.
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Use the paragraph to answer the question.
What central idea is conveyed by the use of sensory and kinesthetic imagery in the sentence?
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Responses
Ona is worried about the damage she sees at the bungalow and suspects it will decay further.
Ona is worried about the damage she sees at the bungalow and suspects it will decay further.
Ona will only stay briefly in an abandoned bungalow because it is missing two walls.
Ona will only stay briefly in an abandoned bungalow because it is missing two walls.
Ona does not want to stay at the damaged bungalow she finds on her way to the national forest.
Ona does not want to stay at the damaged bungalow she finds on her way to the national forest.
Ona finds a bungalow that is falling apart but feels safer there than where she was before.
Ona finds a bungalow that is falling apart but feels safer there than where she was before.
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The correct response is:
Ona finds a bungalow that is falling apart but feels safer there than where she was before.
This central idea is conveyed through the imagery that illustrates both the conditions of the bungalow and Ona's feelings about finding shelter there as she seeks safety on higher ground. The description of the missing walls and the birch tree suggests deterioration, yet her decision to settle there indicates a sense of safety compared to her previous circumstances.
