Question

PART A: What does it mean that the speaker "frizzled" in line 22?
"I frizzled when dad said, No he's busy."

PART B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A) "They asked if I could kick up the field with them."

B) "That was the Saturday Mrs. Brown Mulched / her rose bush"

C) "That was the day I heard my boys / laugh two yards over, yelling touch down!"

D) "before I saw black billows of smoke / over the shed before Mrs. Brown"

Answer 1

Quote (A) best supports the answer to the text in Part A.

Explanation:

• This question is from the poem "What my father said" written by Alan King.

• In this poem, the poet explains how a father would not let his child play his favorite game even though he was offered by the team to play with him.

• The poet highlights the role of parents and how they need to be supportive of the choices their children make.

• The poet also talks about societal pressure and friendship.