Question

and there was the jasper she had found that october afternoon. anna held the rock up to catch the sunlight from the window. deep red, ochre, and rose formed pastel striations on its surface.

20 she leaned down and peered into the box; it was full of hidden treasures from a time when she had noticed the way the earth shared pieces, yielding splinters of color she would carry in her pocket as she made her way home.

21 \youre good at noticing things,\ her grandfather had said as he took the jasper into his own hands. anna had smiled, and now, a decade later, she crouched down to examine an amber stone (the shade of honey), a sliver of fragile shale, an egg shape of granite flecked with blue.

22 \earth rocks,\ anna murmured to herself, and she began taking them out of the box, lining them up on the floor like a museum exhibit.

passage 2:
apollo 11 moon landing
july 20, 1969

the eagle has landed.

1. read lines 19 through 21 of the poem the apollo 11 moon landing

of our winter nights
our soft spring twilights
our summer dreams.

how does the poet’s use of language in these lines contribute to a happy mood in the poem?

○ by highlighting the power the moon has to capture the speaker’s attention

○ by pointing out that the moon rises according to a predictable pattern

○ by emphasizing pleasant associations with the times when the moon appears

○ by detailing how the moon is continually studying humans

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, analyze each option:

• Option 1: The lines don't focus on the moon's power to capture attention. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The lines don't discuss the moon's rising pattern. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The lines mention "winter nights", "spring twilights", "summer dreams"—pleasant times associated with the moon's appearance, creating a happy mood. This fits.
• Option 4: The lines don't suggest the moon studies humans. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. By emphasizing pleasant associations with the times when the moon appears