Question

Which of the following statements best paraphrases lines 10–11?


A. She says that she doesn’t want all of the sick, sad, poor people of the world in this country.

B. Silently, she says, “Give me your tired, poor, huddled masses who want to be free.”

C. She shouts that she wants the poor immigrants of the world who want to breathe free.

D. Silently, she says, “I welcome the world’s weary and impoverished people in search of liberty.”
Which of the following statements best paraphrases lines 13–14?


A. I welcome people who have struggled and have nowhere else to go, and I invite them to this country.

B. Their ships might have faced storms, or they had to flee their homes, but they are not welcome here in the United States.

C. Send me everyone who needs a place to call home, and I’ll lift my lamp beside the golden door to America.

D. My lamp will light the way for all of the immigrants who come to seek a new home in the United States.

Answer 1

Lines 10–11: B

Lines 13–14: C

Briefly: B closely restates the speaker’s silent request for the “tired, poor, huddled masses,” and C faithfully captures the invitation (“send…to me”) plus the lamp beside the “golden door.”