Question 1

Which line from the text best supports the inference that the woman in the first stanza will be

having a baby soon?

A new blossom, fragrant with life.

B Laden with newborn life,

C of the beginnings around her.

D Welcome, new life.

B, C and D are all inferences that the woman will have a baby soon.

Explanation:

While A. can be the description of any happy situation, the other statements are direct inferences to the baby that the woman could be having.

In B, Laden with newborn life is referencing the child to be born as newborn life.

In C, the reference is on the woman who has new beginnings around her. New beginnings are obvious references to the new life that she will beget.

D. this references the child who is welcomed into its new life from its previous life in the womb.