Question

part b
which two quotations from the poem support the answer to part a?
\then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell\ (line 17)
\that aint my style, said casey. strike one! the umpire said.\ (line 32)
\from the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar,/ like the beating of the storm - waves on a stern and distant shore;\ (lines 33 - 34)
\they thought, if only casey could but get a whack at that—/ wed put up even money now, with casey at the bat.\ (lines 7 - 8)
\fraud! cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered fraud!\ (line 41)

Explanation:

To answer this, we need to assume the answer to Part A (likely about crowd reaction or Casey's situation). Let's analyze each quote:

• “‘That ain’t my style,’ said Casey. ‘Strike one!’ the umpire said.” (line 32): Shows Casey's reaction to a strike, but not direct crowd support.
• “‘Fraud!’ cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered ‘Fraud!’” (line 41): Shows crowd anger, maybe after a bad call.
• “Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell” (line 17): Shows strong crowd support, likely for Casey.
• “From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar,/ Like the beating of the storm - waves on a stern and distant shore;” (lines 33 - 34): Shows a subdued but present crowd reaction, maybe after a strike on Casey.
• “They thought, ‘If only Casey could but get a whack at that—/ We’d put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.’” (lines 7 - 8): Shows crowd's faith in Casey, wanting him to bat.

If Part A was about crowd support for Casey, the two quotes “Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell” (line 17) and “They thought, ‘If only Casey could but get a whack at that—/ We’d put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.’” (lines 7 - 8) support it. If Part A was about crowd anger, “‘Fraud!’ cried the maddened thousands, and echo answered ‘Fraud!’” (line 41) and “From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar,/ Like the beating of the storm - waves on a stern and distant shore;” (lines 33 - 34) or other combinations. Since the problem is about a poem (likely "Casey at the Bat"), a common Part A answer is about crowd support for Casey, so the two quotes would be:

1. “Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell” (line 17)
2. “They thought, ‘If only Casey could but get a whack at that—/ We’d put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.’” (lines 7 - 8)

Answer:

1. “Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell” (line 17)
2. “They thought, ‘If only Casey could but get a whack at that—/ We’d put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.’” (lines 7 - 8)