Part 2

Divided into two sections, consisting of twenty-three and twenty-one poems, respectively, (8) the volume opens with an explanation from Dove that the poems “tell two sides of a story and are meant to be read in sequence.” In telling this story, the skillful revelation of lives are (9) disjoined by a lack of understanding or shared perspectives. For example, (10) while Beulah is pregnant with their third daughter, Thomas plans what he will teach a son. Although Thomas certainly loves his daughters, his longing for a son whom he can teach to be a man, according to his conception of what it means to be a man, is evident. Beulah’s life, on the other hand, (11) is centered around her daughters.

8.
Given that all the choices are true, which one best helps the writer to continue developing the point made in the last sentence of the preceding paragraph?
A. NO CHANGE
B. the first told from Thomas’s perspective and the second from Beulah’s,
C. which combine to tell the story of Thomas and Beulah Hord,
D. entitled “Mandolin” and “Canary in Bloom,”

9.
F. NO CHANGE
G. lives are skillfully revealed by Dove
H. Dove skillfully reveals lives
J. skillfully revealed lives are

10.
A. NO CHANGE
B. In the meantime,
C. After all,
D. Besides,

11.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would be LEAST acceptable?
F. conversely,
G. additionally,
H. in contrast,
J. however,