Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”The free bird thinks of another breezeand the trade winds soft through the sighing treesand the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawnand he names the sky his own.

The passage describes the free bird enjoying the breeze, trees, and open sky. “And he drifts among the cottony clouds” continues that peaceful image and fits the passage’s gentle tone. The other choices describe forceful or stormy movement that does not match the details given.

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