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ere are several questions about this passage.

from Bead on an Anthill

w I once followed an ant home. When I was a child, I was
at seem preposterous to me now. But as a small child, I
ground and imagined all sorts of possibilities. I followed the
needed glass beads to make a ring, a simple string of
ny finger after the metal washer" I had put on it had caused
My father had to take me to the appliance store on Main
e service man, who also sold stoves, refrigerators, and
all clipper to snip it off my swollen finger, the finger I had
th something pretty and shiny. I was determined to find or
at would not make my finger swell. So I decided to make
olored beads.
knowledge among the children in my neighborhood, and
as well, that the ants collected our discarded beads and
So, I followed an ant home. In Nebraska the roads are
e dirt is an off-white color. I followed the ant up the hill
s house and to the trail behind her house where the road
ds grew in clumps. It was easy for the ant to make its way
have seemed to it a forest of tall trees. I followed it past
v discarded potato chip bags, and broken glass to the ant
e. There the other ants milled about on a mound that rose
ches from the ground. The mound had one hole in the
this opening, scattered about like planned landscaping,
cks and beads. Beads of all colors. I remember the blue,
ed, and even the white beads that were scattered about
e decorations or offerings to a god. I watched the ant enter
ost track of it. It had led me to what I wanted, and I forgot it

This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then
answer Part B.

Part A
Which of the author's traits as a child most influences
the events in the passage?

1. her curiosity

2. her love of family

3. her determination

4. her respect for nature

Part B
Which sentence from the passage best supports the
correct answer from Part A?

1. "It was common knowledge among the
children in my neighborhood, and some of th
adults as well, that the ants collected our
discarded beads and carried them home."
(Paragraph 2)

2. "I worked carefully and slowly, watching the
ants run from the pincers my small fingers

Answer 1

Part A: 3 (her determination)

Part B: 2. "I worked carefully and slowly, watching the ants run from the pincers my small fingers..." — This shows the child’s purposeful, persistent effort, supporting determination.