Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

Click the Arrange button in the Properties panel, and choose Bring To Front to bring the
gradient-filled rectangle on top of the image.

In the Layers panel, click the edit column to the left of the Background layer to lock the layer
content on the artboard.

Drag across the kayak image, the gradient- filled rectangle, and the light gray rectangle beneath
it to select the artwork. Make sure not to select the text.