Which words from paragraph 7 help the reader understand the meaning of the word cramped? a college student now

imagining that big open sky

drift off to sleep

room with three other boys

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

the author motivation is to show the power of animal-human relationships.

reading poetry is challenging when you don't have or very little of social context and culture schema.

solution: read the introduction, the norm, or even explaination if you still dont get it.

i have a basic answer but if you want a more in depth