PART A: Which statement best identifies the theme of the poem?


A.Learning how to ride a bike and leaving home are both exciting experiences for daughters.


B.Watching their children do new things brings parents nothing but fear.


C.Nothing brings a mother more joy than watching their daughter grow up.


D.Watching their children grow up is both exciting and stressful for parents.



PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?


A.“When I taught you / at eight to ride / a bicycle, loping along” (Lines 1-3)


B.“my own mouth rounding / in surprise when you pulled / ahead down the curved / path of the park” (Lines 7-10)


C.“I kept waiting / for the thud / of your crash as I / sprinted to catch up” (Lines 11-14)


D.“you grew / smaller, more breakable / with distance” (Lines 15-17)