Question
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Which theme is explored in both poems? (Summer of his fourteenth year) (hanging fire)
A Innocence is lost during adolescence.
B Adolescence comes with many challenges.
C Mothers experience high frustration with teens.
D Parents have it easier than adolescents do.
Part B
Which two excerpts from the selections best support the answer to Part A?
1 There is nothing I want to do / and too much / that has to be done ("Hanging Fire," lines 19-21)
2 A deep, resonant voice answers when I call home. / My child is gone-("Summer of His Fourteenth Year," lines 1-2)
3 Intermittent impulses, quickly sated, / rarely fill his emptiness, / never end his searching. ("Summer of His Fourteenth Year," lines 12-14)
4 Wailing guitars weave a cocoon / as he sits cross legged in a recess of his room, ("Summer of His Fourteenth Year," lines 15-16)
Part A
Which theme is explored in both poems? (Summer of his fourteenth year) (hanging fire)
A Innocence is lost during adolescence.
B Adolescence comes with many challenges.
C Mothers experience high frustration with teens.
D Parents have it easier than adolescents do.
Part B
Which two excerpts from the selections best support the answer to Part A?
1 There is nothing I want to do / and too much / that has to be done ("Hanging Fire," lines 19-21)
2 A deep, resonant voice answers when I call home. / My child is gone-("Summer of His Fourteenth Year," lines 1-2)
3 Intermittent impulses, quickly sated, / rarely fill his emptiness, / never end his searching. ("Summer of His Fourteenth Year," lines 12-14)
4 Wailing guitars weave a cocoon / as he sits cross legged in a recess of his room, ("Summer of His Fourteenth Year," lines 15-16)
Answers
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**Part A**
The theme explored in both poems is:
**B Adolescence comes with many challenges.**
**Part B**
The two excerpts from the selections that best support the answer to Part A are:
**1. There is nothing I want to do / and too much / that has to be done ("Hanging Fire," lines 19-21)**
**3. Intermittent impulses, quickly sated, / rarely fill his emptiness, / never end his searching. ("Summer of His Fourteenth Year," lines 12-14)**
These excerpts reflect the struggles and challenges faced during adolescence.
The theme explored in both poems is:
**B Adolescence comes with many challenges.**
**Part B**
The two excerpts from the selections that best support the answer to Part A are:
**1. There is nothing I want to do / and too much / that has to be done ("Hanging Fire," lines 19-21)**
**3. Intermittent impulses, quickly sated, / rarely fill his emptiness, / never end his searching. ("Summer of His Fourteenth Year," lines 12-14)**
These excerpts reflect the struggles and challenges faced during adolescence.