Passage 1: from My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A
How does the setting of Passage 1 contribute to the theme of the story?

Responses

Unsettled land provides opportunities with promises of wealth.
Unsettled land provides opportunities with promises of wealth.

Immigrants to a new country can trust people from their homeland.
Immigrants to a new country can trust people from their homeland.

Unsettled land presents challenges for building a home and community.
Unsettled land presents challenges for building a home and community.

Immigrants to a new country can rely on people who speak their native language, even if they are from a different country.
Immigrants to a new country can rely on people who speak their native language, even if they are from a different country.
Question 2
Part B
Which phrase from Passage 1 best supports the answer to Part A?
Responses

. . . had bought the homestead of a fellow countryman . . . (paragraph 3)
. . . had bought the homestead of a fellow countryman . . . (paragraph 3)

. . . sold ’em his oxen and his two bony old horses . . . (paragraph 5)
. . . sold ’em his oxen and his two bony old horses . . . (paragraph 5)

. . . made the land of little value for farming. (paragraph 8)
. . . made the land of little value for farming. (paragraph 8)

. . .always spoke in a very loud tone to foreigners . . . (paragraph 12)
. . .always spoke in a very loud tone to foreigners . . . (paragraph 12)