PART A: How does the narrator’s point of view most influence how the events are described in the poem? It emphasizes that the mother is nervous as her daughter develops independence.

It allows the narrator to reflect on her own experiences of growing up.

It reveals the daughter’s experiences of growing up.

It shows that the narrator wants to watch her daughter do new things.
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PART B: Which lines from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

“When I taught you / at eight to ride / a bicycle” (Lines 1-3)

“you wobbled away / on two round wheels” (Lines 5-6)

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

“pumping, pumping / for your life, screaming / with laughter” (Lines 18-20)