Question

identify important details
the golden brooch my mother wore
she left behind for me to wear;
i have no thing i treasure more:
yet, it is something i could spare.
oh, if instead she’d left to me
the thing she took into the grave! -
that courage like a rock, which she
has no more need of, and i have.
--\the courage that my mother had,\
edna st. vincent millay
what was the one thing the author wished her mother left for her?
∘ the treasure of the golden brooch
∘ a rock to cherish her memory
∘ her courage
∘ something to wear to remember her

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the poem. The lines "Oh, if instead she’d left to me / The thing she took into the grave! - / That courage like a rock, which she / Has no more need of, and I have" show the author wishes her mother left her courage (the thing taken to the grave, described as like a rock, but the key is courage). The golden brooch was left, but the author wishes for courage instead. The other options: "a rock..." misinterprets the metaphor; "something to wear..." is the brooch, not the wish; "treasure of brooch" is what was left, not the wish.

Answer:

C. her courage