1. read the passage from “the caged bird.”

a free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky

2. read the passage from “i know why the caged bird sings.”

on that first day, i ran down the hill and into the road (few cars ever came along it) and had the good sense to stop running before i reached the store.

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.”

Lesson 10: crossing borders: unit test “borders” 1.what does the mother’s refusal to state her nationality as canadian or american signify? a)that she resents governmental interference with her life b)that she identifies with neither country c)that she comes from somewhere else d)that she is stubborn and proud 4.the author’s chosen visual images,sensory details, and dialogue all convey a particular feeling in “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” thus feeling is known as: a)tone b)mood c)pathos 5.compare and contrast the poem “mexicans begin jogging” and the story “delfino ii: diez in the desert.” a)both are written about similar themes (immigration), but the story has a more serious mood than the poem b)both focus on mexican immigrants, but the story has a lighter tone than the poem. c)both main characters are afraid: diez is afraid of being caught smuggling people over the border, and soto is afraid of being caught working illegally. d)the tone in both selections is similar, but the subject matter differs slightly. 15. the tone of the poem “ka’ba” versus the tone of the poem “harlem ii” might be described as a)grateful vs ungrateful b)certain vs doubtful c) hurtful vs defeated d)safe vs dangerous