PART B: Which TWO quotes from the text best support the answer to Part A?
“leftover land between / neighboring cul-de-sacs and the elementary school.” (Lines 2-3)
“Still, I would visit its few humble stations — / the cracked stump by the fence” (Lines 4-5)
“Then there was the shady dirt / under the old maple tree where I read” (Lines 8-9)
“Twilight hanging like a velvet curtain, the thinning / pine trees at least only silhouettes.” (Lines 13-14)
“My parents would be at the top of the empty hill / sitting at the rusty, wrought iron table in an orb of / orange candlelight ” (Lines 15-17)
“scraping off the meat of the leaves with their teeth / and just casting the rest away” (Lines 18-19)

The TWO quotes from the text that  best support the answer to Part A are - “Still, I would visit its few humble stations — / the cracked stump by the fence” (Lines 4-5) ,"My parents would be at the top of the empty hill / sitting at the rusty, wrought iron table in an orb of / orange candlelight ” (Lines 15-17)

Explanation:

In the two quotes mentioned below the speaker indicates that his  parents enjoyed the backyard more than the speaker himself.

The TWO quotes from the text that  best support the answer to Part A are

answer: hmm i’ve done that before.. i’ll answer back when i move got it. i know i have the answer.. it’s on the tip of my tongue! don’t worry.. i’ll try to answer asap!

explanation:

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.