1. PART A: Which statement expresses the main theme of the poem? A. It’s important to remain optimistic, even during difficult times. B. No one will ever support you like your family does. C. You never fully recover from losing a close family member. D. Happy memories of a loved one can help keep them alive in your heart. 2. PART B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A? A. “She got her nickname, “Mops,” / from the Mopsy biscuits she loved” (Lines 12-13) B. “She’d smile, See how my nephew all ova’ / the front page, so!” (Lines 21-22) C. “When she died from cancer, / I thought I lost her forever.” (Lines 28-29) D. “But she’s an aisle over, / laughing / behind the spice shelf” (Lines 30-32) 3. How does the following quote contribute to the reader’s understanding of the speaker’s aunt: “She’d smile, See how my nephew all ova’ / the front page, so!” (Lines 21-22)? A. She is proud of the speaker and wants to share their work with others. B. She is surprised by the speaker’s quality of work. C. She thinks the speaker deserves to make more money for his work. D. She wants to write for the newspaper like the speaker. 4. What does it mean when the speaker reveals that his aunt wanted “to scorch my boss / with her fire-bottle words” (Lines 8-9)? A. She wants to physically harm the speaker’s boss. B. She wants to criticize the work he produces. C. She wants to scold the boss for his treatment of the speaker. D. She wants to frighten the speaker’s boss. 5. How do the first and the last stanza of the poem contribute to its meaning?