Question

The poem "I Am Offering this Poem" inspires readers to accept a simple message of love without the luxury of material things.

Which fact about the author's background may have most likely influenced this theme?

A. He was born in 1952.
B. He lived in the Southwest, where temperatures can drop very low at night.
C. He lived parts of his life in an orphanage.
D. He has a Native American heritage.

Answer 1

c.he lived parts of his life in an orphanage

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. He lived parts of his life in an orphanage. Jimmy Santiago Baca, born on January 2, 1952, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is an American poet and writer of Apache and Chicano descent. At the age of 13, he ran away. He wound up living on the streets, and at the age of twenty-one, he was convicted on charges of drug possession. In prison, he learned how to read and write and began writing poetry. “I Am Offering This Poem” was written in 1990 and was included in his book Immigrants in Our Own Land and Selected Early Poems.