Part A

In "Home," how does Hattie feel about New York City when she first arrives?


Hattie is interested in all the people she sees on the streets of New York City.

Hattie is taken aback by all the noise and activity in New York City.

Hattie is excited about all the tall buildings in New York City.

Hattie is interested in the contrast between New York City and Iowa.
Question 2

Part B

Which two sentences from the text best support the answer in Part A.


"She was used to flatness and green; the farm that they’d just sold had cattle grazing as far as the eye could see."

"People zipped in front of her with briefcases tucked to their sides as high heels clacked on the pavement."

"It was all so overwhelming, so loud, and Hattie put her hands over her ears to shut out the sounds of the taxi horns and the thousand different conversations."

"There was nothing green in sight here as cement behemoths sprung out of the ground taller than the stalks of corn back in Iowa."