Reading - Use the texts above to answer the following
questions.
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1. Read these quotations from the two
selections.
"The Eagle"
He clasps the crag with
crooked hands;/ Close to the
sun in lonely lands,... mer
"Scars"
I showed her my dimple and
told her about the scars on
my arms and my big toe...
These quotations suggest that both the
speaker in "The Eagle" and the author of
the excerpt from "Scars" feel-
A. that injuries serve as reminders to
practice caution
B. that imperfections provide evidence of
overcoming adversity
C. that the fittest always survive
D. distractions can cause accidents