The correct answer is A) the speaker recreating her identity.
The phrase “new grasses sprout” most likely refer to the speaker recreating her identity.
The author uses the phrase “new grasses sprout” to identify a new beginning, a new recreation of the author’s identity. As the grasses sprout anew, it is the same with the identity of the author. It changes and morphs as grass changes with a new season. She is referring to the spirit of a young woman that is returning using the San Jose highway, built when her home was destroyed to build the highway.
“Freeway 280” is a poem written by Lorna Dee Cervantes in 1981. He is considered one of the most prominent Mexican-American poets.
The other options of the question were, b) the speaker exploring a new era, c) the speaker wondering about nature, and d) the speaker learning how to drive.
