Read the passage. There are several questions about this passage. In this excerpt from his autobiography, author Laurence Yep reflects on two places that were important to his family.One place was once the home of his grandparents, where his mother and aunt lived for a while when they were children. The other place was once the home of his father. from The Lost Garden 1 MEMORIES are like seeds They lie concealed within the imagination-or perhaps they are buried even deeper, ripening with the quickening of the heart and growing according to the soul's own season.Planted in childhood, they sometimes do not bear fruit until long into adulthood. However, even if they lie sleeping within the imagination within the heart, within the soul, they do not perish. 2 Back in 1951, during Uncle Francis's wanderings, he and his wife, my Auntie Rachel, and their family wound up in West Virginia. The laundry in Clarksburg had been torn down to make a parking lot for Union National Bank-my family seems to have an affinity for future parking lot sites. 3 However, my mother's family had also lived for a time in the neighboring town of Bridgeport prior to their departure to California. Since my mother and Auntie Rachel had left Bridgeport as children, neither could remember the address of their old home; and yet once she was in that town Auntie Rachel was able to trace her way back to the house. 4 Climbing the steps to the porch, my aunt knocked at the front door. When it was opened, she introduced herself to the present occupants of her old house. She chatted with them for a bit before they asked her if she would explain something that had been puzzling them for over twenty years. Taking her into the backyard they showed her a particularly tenacious weed that they had been trying to get rid of for decades They had chopped it with hoes, dosed "Planted in childhood, they sometimes do not bear fruit until long into adulthood." (Paragraph 1) What is the author's claim in this sentence? 1. Forgotten memories can later be recalled. ) 2. People make new memories to replace old ones. 3. Memories that are shared help establish connections. Part B Which detail from the passage best supports the correct claim from Part A? 1. "and yet once she was in that town, Auntie Rachel was able to trace her way back to the house" (Paragraph 3) 2. "I peer through the heavy metal bars at the oil-stained cement trying to see where my father's garden once was (Paragraph 8) 3. "The sunlight entered the garden only for an hour a day" (Paragraph 8)

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Read the passage. There are several questions about this passage. In this excerpt from his autobiography, author Laurence Yep reflects on two places that were important to his family.One place was once the home of his grandparents, where his mother and aunt lived for a while when they were children. The other place was once the home of his father. from The Lost Garden 1 MEMORIES are like seeds They lie concealed within the imagination-or perhaps they are buried even deeper, ripening with the quickening of the heart and growing according to the soul's own season.Planted in childhood, they sometimes do not bear fruit until long into adulthood. However, even if they lie sleeping within the imagination within the heart, within the soul, they do not perish. 2 Back in 1951, during Uncle Francis's wanderings, he and his wife, my Auntie Rachel, and their family wound up in West Virginia. The laundry in Clarksburg had been torn down to make a parking lot for Union National Bank-my family seems to have an affinity for future parking lot sites. 3 However, my mother's family had also lived for a time in the neighboring town of Bridgeport prior to their departure to California. Since my mother and Auntie Rachel had left Bridgeport as children, neither could remember the address of their old home; and yet once she was in that town Auntie Rachel was able to trace her way back to the house. 4 Climbing the steps to the porch, my aunt knocked at the front door. When it was opened, she introduced herself to the present occupants of her old house. She chatted with them for a bit before they asked her if she would explain something that had been puzzling them for over twenty years. Taking her into the backyard they showed her a particularly tenacious weed that they had been trying to get rid of for decades They had chopped it with hoes, dosed "Planted in childhood, they sometimes do not bear fruit until long into adulthood." (Paragraph 1) What is the author's claim in this sentence? 1. Forgotten memories can later be recalled. ) 2. People make new memories to replace old ones. 3. Memories that are shared help establish connections. Part B Which detail from the passage best supports the correct claim from Part A? 1. "and yet once she was in that town, Auntie Rachel was able to trace her way back to the house" (Paragraph 3) 2. "I peer through the heavy metal bars at the oil-stained cement trying to see where my father's garden once was (Paragraph 8) 3. "The sunlight entered the garden only for an hour a day" (Paragraph 8)

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Part A: What is the author's claim in this sentence?The author's claim in the sentence "Planted in childhood, they sometimes do not bear fruit until long into adulthood." is:1. Forgotten memories can later be recalled.Part B: Which detail from the passage best supports the correct claim from Part A?The detail from the passage that best supports the correct claim (1. Forgotten memories can later be recalled) from Part A is:1. "and yet once she was in that town, Auntie Rachel was able to trace her way back to the house" (Paragraph 3)

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