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1.To what does the speaker compare the sunflower?
a bustling beehive
an ancestral homeland
a fiery landscape
an ever-changing society



2.What "disturbing sight" does the speaker encounter when she rounds a bend in the road?
a car accident
a dead horse
a broken sunflower
a sandstorm



3.What does the speaker find remarkable about bamboo plants?
Once every hundred years, all bamboo plants flower on the same day.
Bamboo plants can grow equally tall whether in Malaysia or Minnesota.
Bamboo plants can survive through harsh sandstorms.
Bamboo plants can be used for food, medicine, and as a durable building material.



4.What does the speaker hear in the redwood forest?
a crash
a beat
a scream
a whisper



5.As the essay closes, the speaker announces that the season is ________.
spring
summer
fall
winter

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