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Read the passage from "The Bike." Then answer the questions.
"The Bike" by Gary Soto
A
(1) My first bike got me nowhere, though the shadow cast as pedaled raced along my side.
The leaves of bird-filled trees stirred a warm breeze and litter scuttled out of the way. our
orange cats looked on from the fence, their tails up like antennas. I opened my mouth, and
wind tickled the back of my throat. When I squinted, I could see past the end of the block. My
hair flicked like black fire, and I thought I was pretty cool riding up and down the block, age five,
in my brother's hand-me-down shirt.
(2) Going up and down the block was one thing, but taking the first curve, out of sight of Mom
and the house, was another. I was scared of riding on Sarah Street. Mom sald hungry dogs
lived on that street, and red anger lived in their eyes. Their throats were hard with extra bones
from biting kids on bikes, she said.
(3) But I took the corner anyway. I didn't belleve Mom. Once she had sald that pointing at
rainbows caused freckles, and after a rain had moved in and drenched the streets, after the
sparrows fitted onto the lawn, a rainbow washed over the junkyard and reached the dark
barrels of Coleman pickle. I stood at the window, looking out, amazed and devious, with th
devilish horns of my butch halrcut standing up. From behind the window, let my finger slowly
uncurl like a bean blant rising from earth. I uncurled it. then curled it back and made a fist. I
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(a)
Part A
What is a theme in the passage?
(A) A feeling of independence is difficult to achieve.
B) Revenge can be satistying.
c) Overconfidence can lead to unexpected results.
W Freedom Is a personal choice.
(R)
Part B
Which detall from the passage best supports the theme from Part A?
D
. thought I was pretty cool riding up and down the block, age
five, in my brother's hand-me-down shirt." (paragraph 1)
" was scared of riding on Sarah Street. Mom said hungry dogs lived
on that street . . . " (paragraph 2)
liked the way the water sprang up from the sprinkler ..
(paragraph 5)
Answer
The detail from paragraph 2 that mentions Mom saying hungry dogs lived on Sarah Street best supports the theme from Part A that a feeling of independence is difficult to achieve.
The detail from paragraph 2 that mentions Mom saying hungry dogs lived on Sarah Street supports the theme from Part A that a feeling of independence is difficult to achieve...