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23. (RL.1.D) Read the summary of the second stanza. Which detail from the poem is important to add to the summary?
"The bird wants to be freed of the cage and tries and tries to get free. Each time he fights to get out, he hurts himself even more."
A)
The bird stays in his cage because his injuries might cause him to faint
The bird stays on his perch because he is afraid of the wind.
The bird must return to the perch when he would rather be on a swing.
The bird gives up and realizes that it isn't so bad in the cage.

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.