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Which phrases representing the idea of freedom connect the poem to the autobiography?

A
“Leaps on the back of the wind” connects to “ran down the hill.”
B
“And floats downstream” connects to “and into the road.”
C
“Dips his wing in the orange sun” connects to “the good sense.”
D
“And dares to claim the sky” connects to “to stop running.”
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Read the passage from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”"I'll say you do a lovely job, thought, so neat. That dress looks professional."Momma was enjoying the seldom-received compliments. Since everyone we knew (except Mrs. Flowers, of course) could sew competently, praise was rarely handed out for the commonly practiced craft."I try, with the help of the Lord, Sister Flowers, to finish the inside just like I does the outside."[. . .]"That is a very good job, Mrs. Henderson. You should be proud. You can put your dress back on, Marguerite.""No ma'am. Pride is a sin. And 'cording to the Good Book, it goeth before a fall.""That's right. So the Bible says. It's a good thing to keep in mind."

A
It entertains the reader because it contrasts what Momma says with what she does.
B
It informs the reader because it describes the importance of the Bible in Momma’s life.
C
It teaches the reader because it shows one of the codes of conduct Momma lives by.
D
It persuades the reader because it makes Momma’s argument against pride clear.
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Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the Store, the school and the church, like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible. Then I met, or rather got to know, the lady who threw me my first life line.

A
I sopped around the house
B
an old biscuit
C
dirty and inedible
D
threw me my first life line
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Read the passage from "The Caged Bird.”But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cagecan seldom see throughhis bars of ragehis wings are clipped andhis feet are tiedso he opens his throat to sing.

A
She refuses to dress nicely for Mrs. Flowers.
B
She refuses to leave the house.
C
She refuses to eat Mrs. Flowers’s cookies.
D
She refuses to speak to anyone.

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