Close Read: Analyze the Text Identify the choice that best answers the question.

Read the following sentences from “Sonnet, without Salmon.”

9. Has anybody ever said that dam building is an act of war against
Indians? 10. And, yet, we need the electricity, too.

What main idea of the poem do these sentences most clearly support?

A. Careless actions may have unexpected results.
B. Everyone benefits from using the latest technology.
C. Using technology without caring about people can be harmful.
D. Technology usually is used for evil purposes rather than good ones.