Passage 1 Passage 2
Based on Passage 1, which statement BEST
describes how the last paragraph, on pages 4-5.
contributes to the development of Alexandra's
character?
Alexandra gains new respect for the wildlife living
on the land.
night she had a new consciousness of the
country, felt almost a new relation to it. Even
her talk with the boys had not taken away the
feeling that had overwhelmed her when she
drove back to the Divide that afternoon. She
had never known before how much the
country meant to her. The chirping of the
insects down in the long grass had been like
the sweetest music. She had felt as if her heart
were hiding down there, somewhere, with the
quail and the plover and all the little wild
things that crooned or buzzed in the sun.
Under the long shaggy ridges, she felt the
future stirring.
Alexandra is able to articulate her connection with
the land.
Alexandra realizes that her family is more
important than the land.
Alexandra appreciates the effect the coming winter
will have on the land.
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