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Why does the author insert the dialogue between the narrator and a friend from the East (lines 29–42)?
gift.
miracle, magic, remarkable
guess what might happen in the future.
to emphasize how special and mysterious the annual blooming is
“The spring of 1998 was the Halley’s Comet of desert wildflower years.” (lines 1–2)
preceding winter.
produce seeds that vary in the time they spend dormant.
plant-related
The wildflowers seen in the Sonoran Desert
gift.
miracle, magic, remarkable
guess what might happen in the future.
to emphasize how special and mysterious the annual blooming is
“The spring of 1998 was the Halley’s Comet of desert wildflower years.” (lines 1–2)
preceding winter.
produce seeds that vary in the time they spend dormant.
plant-related
What does botanical mean?
gift.
miracle, magic, remarkable
guess what might happen in the future.
to emphasize how special and mysterious the annual blooming is
“The spring of 1998 was the Halley’s Comet of desert wildflower years.” (lines 1–2)
preceding winter.
produce seeds that vary in the time they spend dormant.
plant-related
To prognosticate is to
gift.
miracle, magic, remarkable
guess what might happen in the future.
to emphasize how special and mysterious the annual blooming is
“The spring of 1998 was the Halley’s Comet of desert wildflower years.” (lines 1–2)
preceding winter.
produce seeds that vary in the time they spend dormant.
plant-related
Which set of words shows the author’s view of the desert flowers?
gift.
miracle, magic, remarkable
guess what might happen in the future.
to emphasize how special and mysterious the annual blooming is
“The spring of 1998 was the Halley’s Comet of desert wildflower years.” (lines 1–2)
preceding winter.
produce seeds that vary in the time they spend dormant.
plant-related
The text in lines 10–12, “highway medians . . . looked like the seed-packet promises come true,” provides support for which of the following excerpts from the essay?
gift.
miracle, magic, remarkable
guess what might happen in the future.
to emphasize how special and mysterious the annual blooming is
“The spring of 1998 was the Halley’s Comet of desert wildflower years.” (lines 1–2)
preceding winter.
produce seeds that vary in the time they spend dormant.
plant-related
The colorfulness of the desert spring is determined by the amount of rain that falls in the
gift.
miracle, magic, remarkable
guess what might happen in the future.
to emphasize how special and mysterious the annual blooming is
“The spring of 1998 was the Halley’s Comet of desert wildflower years.” (lines 1–2)
preceding winter.
produce seeds that vary in the time they spend dormant.
plant-related
A benefaction is a
gift.
miracle, magic, remarkable
guess what might happen in the future.
to emphasize how special and mysterious the annual blooming is
“The spring of 1998 was the Halley’s Comet of desert wildflower years.” (lines 1–2)
preceding winter.
produce seeds that vary in the time they spend dormant.
plant-related
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