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iridescent
cloudy
drying out
breaking into pieces
shimmering with colors
shimmering with colors
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Mrs. Whitney did not look pleased with the present of mole entrails her cat left on the front step.
feathers
rodents
inner organs
balls of string
inner organs
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Mrs. Gonzales reiterated the directions to the class.
stated
repeated
retracted
yelled
repeated
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insistent
hopeless; depressing
not giving up
highly respected
graceful; agile
not giving up
5. Choose the answer that best defines the word.
menacing
threatening
not giving up
highly respected
graceful; agile
threatening
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bleak
threatening
not giving up
highly respected
hopeless; depressing
hopeless; depressing
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lithe
hopeless; depressing
threatening
highly respected
graceful; agile
graceful; agile
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prestigious
hopeless; depressing
not giving up
highly respected
graceful; agile
highly respected
Choose the correct response for the question about the short story you read.
In "My Brother's Keeper," Ted and Jamie are developed in contrast to one another by describing their
fears of the unknown.
emotional reactions.
interactions with their parents.
distrust of one another.
interactions with their parents.
Choose the correct response for the question about the short story you read.
In "My Brother's Keeper," what does Ted want Jamie to do for him?
give him an alibi in court.
forge some documents.
borrow money from Uncle Harry.
go out with his old girlfriend.
give him an alibi in court.
11. Choose the correct response for the question about the short story you read.
The narrator of "The Scarlet Ibis" was uncomfortable about teaching Doodle to walk because
he hurt him in the process.
he hadn't asked his parents' permission.
he was embarrassed by Doodle's disability.
he only did it because of a dare from his friends.
he was embarrassed by Doodle's disability.
Choose the correct response for the question about the short story you read.
The scarlet ibis is a symbol for Doodle because
it was afraid of human interaction.
it was hatched from a caul.
it was unique and awkward.
it thrives only in the warm climate.
it was unique and awkward.
Choose the correct response for the question about the short story you read.
According to the speaker in "The First Lesson," a dead man's float is
lying face down in the water.
diving energetically in the tidewater.
thrashing to the island aimlessly.
the sea holding the swimmer facing upward.
lying face down in the water.
Choose the correct response for the question about the poem you read.
The author creates a tone of regret in the poem "On Turning Ten." Which line best demonstrates the tone of regret? Select all that apply.
"Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul"
"The perfect simplicity of being one"
"But now I am mostly at the window"
"You tell me it is too early to be looking back"
"The perfect simplicity of being one""
"You tell me it is too early to be looking back"
Choose the correct response for the question about the poem you read.
In "Hanging Fire," the recurring line "and momma's in the bedroom with the door closed" creates the feeling of
confidence.
connection.
isolation.
poverty.
isolation.
16. Choose the correct response for the question about the novel excerpt you read.
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the speaker states she felt like crying when she heard the lines "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." What did she feel was keeping her from being the master of her fate?
growing up in the South.
the prejudice against her race.
being outperformed by Henry Reed.
dropping out of school in the eighth grade.
the prejudice against her race.
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Susan's mother refused to buy her more candy, so Susan walked away sullenly.
happily.
relieved.
resentfully.
surprised.
resentfully.
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The ugliness they felt was palpable.
able to be felt.
strange.
hurtful.
imagined.
able to be felt.
Choose the correct response for the novel excerpt you read.
Narguesse, in My Forbidden Place, starts a rebellion among the women. What kept the guards from killing her?
Her brother testified in her defense.
The company vouched for her helping build profits.
The other women took off their chadri and refused to leave.
They punished her by beating her and pushing her into barbed wire.