Lines 1–16: How does Rachel feel about birthdays? How do you know? 2. Lines 2–16: What does Rachel mean in lines 2–6 and lines 10–16 about feeling older?
3. Lines 10–11: Describe the language in these lines. Why might the author have chosen this kind of language?
4. Lines 32–48: Analyze the purpose of this part of the story, citing lines of dialogue that contribute to the development of the plot.
5. Lines 49–51: What are some character traits of Mrs. Price and Rachel? What specific words and phrases help reveal these traits?
6. Lines 66–77: What text shows the tension between Mrs. Price and Rachel? What does this scene tell readers about each character?
7. Lines 78–84: What do the details in this paragraph add to readers’ understanding of Rachel? How do the details affect the tone of the paragraph?
8. Lines 97–106: Describe the tone of this passage. What text creates this tone?
9. Lines 107–109: Where in the story did you read these lines before? Why does Cisneros repeat these words at these places in the story?

Javier is writing a literary analysis of the secret garden. read this introduction to his essay. frances burnett’s “the secret garden” explores the challenges of a sickly, self-centered little girl named mary lennox. after mary’s parents die of cholera, she moves from india to england to live at her uncle’s estate in yorkshire. while living at the old estate, mary discovers an abandoned garden that belonged to her deceased aunt. tending to the neglected garden brings mary joy, and her health improves. through mary’s transformation, burnett presents nature as a symbol of rebirth and healing. which piece of textual evidence should javier use to support the claim made in the introduction? a. “‘it’s in the garden no one can go into,’ she said to herself. ‘it’s the garden without a door. he lives in there. how i wish i could see what it is like! ’” b. “in india she had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. the fact was that the fresh wind from the moor had begun to blow the cobwebs out of her young brain and to waken her up a little.” c. “mary felt lonelier than ever when she knew she was no longer in the house. she went out into the garden as quickly as possible, and the first thing she did was to run round and round the fountain flower garden ten times.” d. “‘it isn’t a quite dead garden,’ she cried out softly to herself. ‘even if the roses are dead, there are other things alive.’”