Question

passage 1
be the best of
whatever you are
by douglas malloch
if you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill
be a scrub¹ in the valley—but be
the best little scrub by the side of the rill;²
be a bush if you can’t be a tree.

if you can’t be a bush be a bit of the grass,
and some highway some happier make;
if you can’t be a muskie³ then just be a bass—
but the liveliest bass in the lake!

we can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be crew,
there’s something for all of us here.
there’s big work to do and there’s lesser to do,
and the task we must do is the near.

passage 2
on page 3 of passage 2, what subplot is
suggested when mom says, “sara and trina
loved the gifts you made them for
friendship day”?

jan is generous with her friends.

jan’s weaving earns awards.

jan rarely gets to see her friends.

jan’s friends ask her to weave bracelets.

Explanation:

To determine the subplot, we analyze the quote: Mom says Sara and Trina loved the gifts Jan made for Friendship Day. Making gifts for friends and them being loved shows Jan’s generosity toward friends. The other options: “earns awards” isn’t supported, “rarely sees friends” contradicts (gifts for Friendship Day imply interaction), and “friends ask to weave” isn’t stated (Jan made gifts, not that friends asked). So the correct subplot is Jan being generous with friends.

Answer:

Jan is generous with her friends.