2. PART A: Which of the following best identifies the theme of the poem? (It is

2. PART A: Which of the following best identifies the theme of the poem? (It is raining on the house of Anne frank.

A. Heroes can inspire others through the suffering they endure.

B. Paying respect to the suffering of others is important, even if it is difficult.

C. The tourists think Van Gogh endured more suffering than Anne Frank.

D. We should honor people who suffered during the Holocaust.

3. PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answers to Part A?

A. “tourists who would rather be/ somewhere else/ but who wait here on stairs/ so steep they must rise/ to some occasion.” (Lines 7-11)

B. “high in the empty loft,/ in the quaint toilet,/ in the skeleton/ of a kitchen/or on the map-” (Lines 12-16)

C. “And across Amsterdam it is raining/ on the Van Gogh Museum/ where we will hurry next” (Lines 22-24)

D. “to see how someone else/ could find the pure/ center of light/within the dark circle/ of his demons” (Lines 25-29)