Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
When London speaks of Buck metamorphosing, he means that Buck
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lost his appetite.
lost his appetite.
changed into a different kind of dog.
changed into a different kind of dog.
dominated the sled dog team.
dominated the sled dog team.
returned to his homeland.
changed into a different kind of dog.
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
A camp could be described as transient because it is
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sheltered.
sheltered.
temporary.
temporary.
flimsy.
flimsy.
insular.
temporary.
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
The farmer had to remove a large thorn from the horse’s hindquarters.
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chest
chest
hoof
hoof
front leg
front leg
rear leg
rear leg
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
Eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day felt monotonous after a few months.
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dull and boring
dull and boring
comforting and easy
comforting and easy
predictable and reliable
predictable and reliable
unavoidable and troubling
dull and boring
In The Call of the Wild, when Buck is first kidnapped, all of the following occur except
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he gets sold for money.
he gets sold for money.
he gets attacked by other dogs.
he gets attacked by other dogs.
he gets beaten by the man in the red sweater.
he gets beaten by the man in the red sweater.
he gets caged in a train’s baggage car.
he gets sold for money.
In The Call of the Wild, when Hal and his dogs fall into a hole in the ice, the conflict can best be described as
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man vs. man.
man vs. man.
man vs. nature.
man vs. nature.
man vs. himself.
man vs. himself.
man vs. society.
man vs. nature.
Which of the following sentences illustrates that The Call of the Wild is in third-person omniscient narration?
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“You ain’t going to take him out now?”
“You ain’t going to take him out now?”
“I’m takin’ ‘im up for the boss to ‘Frisco.’”
“I’m takin’ ‘im up for the boss to ‘Frisco.’”
“Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog. . .”
“Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog. . .”
“It’ll be because you was born to hang, laughed the saloon-keeper. Here, lend me a hand before you pull your freight, he added.”
“It’ll be because you was born to hang, laughed the saloon-keeper. Here, lend me a hand before you pull your freight, he added.”
“Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog. . .”
The scene where Hal beats the starving Buck nearly to death is an example of what plot element in The Call of the Wild?
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Responses
conflict
conflict
exposition
exposition
resolution
resolution
falling action
conflict
The High School Step Team
Karla’s cousin Jade urged her to join the step team. “This afternoon you should definitely try out!” Jade suggested after the final bell rang.
“I know she wants the best for me,” Karla thought to herself, “but I’m not sure I’d be any good, and I’d feel embarrassed if I messed up in front of others.” Karla had seen step teams in action: they stomped, they clapped, and they performed all kinds of skillful, synchronized moves.
“Our team is not as amazing as professional steppers, but we have a lot of fun!” Jade said. “Also, if you join the team, you will instantly have forty new friends!”
“I like the idea of forty new friends,” Karla thought to herself. “Still, I’m worried about bringing up my math grade. I’d better play it safe for now," she decided.
“I really appreciate your concern, but I’ve got to say no thanks for now,” Karla told Jade. “I’m going for after-school help in math.”
As Karla turned away from Jade and walked down the hall towards the math class, she pictured her cousin shrugging her shoulders. “Okay, do whatever you think is best,” Jade said. “I’ll see you at home.”
Karla went to the after-school math session. The work was challenging, and she had to concentrate. The teacher said nice things to Karla about her efforts to grasp the ideas they were studying. “And yet,” Karla thought, “I still have a lot of work and study ahead of me.” When the after-school math session ended, Karla peeked into the gym.
“Hey, that’s my cousin!” Jade cried out. “Come on over here, Karla.”
Forty male and female students stopped in mid-routine to look at Karla. Too embarrassed to refuse, she joined one of the lines.
Karla soon learned that stepping requires a lot of mental energy. “It’s something like math,” she thought silently, “but not exactly the same. I have to connect my brain to my body, and make it move or stop at exactly the right moment. The key here is to execute every movement skillfully.” Very soon, Karla had mastered the team’s trademark “slap–finger snap–slap–slap–stomp.”
That night, Karla got back to work on math. At first, she felt guilty about the time spent in the gym. Then she reminded herself of the old saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” An English teacher once told her the origins of this cliché go all the way back to ancient Egypt.
As Karla worked, she was surprised to find that she suddenly understood her algebra problems better than she had before. “There must be some carry-over effect from step practice,” she concluded. The concentration and focus that she exercised in step team practice seemed to help her focus more clearly on her math. Karla smiled as she thought, “Who would have guessed that spending time with a step team might be more helpful to my math grade than spending time on math work?”
Later, Karla was as much a member of the step team as anybody. “I don’t feel the least bit embarrassed anymore,” she told Jade. “When I am stepping, I feel completely focused on the rhythm of the team and working together with my ‘forty new friends.’ As an added bonus, my math work now seems much easier.”
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
The author of "The High School Step Team" reveals Karla’s character to readers by describing
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Responses
what Karla says, does, and thinks.
what Karla says, does, and thinks.
how Jade and other students react to Karla.
how Jade and other students react to Karla.
what Karla’s teachers tell her.
what Karla’s teachers tell her.
why Karla is embarrassed in the gym.
why Karla is embarrassed in the gym.
what Karla says, does, and thinks.
The Invitation
Before school, Michelle arrived at her locker outside Mrs. Harper’s English class. Just inside the door Aisha and Tasha were standing at the pencil sharpener. Mr. Carver was across the hall helping a student with a math problem.
“Tasha,” Aisha said. “Jeremy invited me to go sledding down Robin’s Hill with a bunch of his friends Saturday and said I could invite someone. You want to come?”
“I don't know. I hate the cold, and besides, I’m not sure I like sledding. Why don’t you ask Michelle?”
Michelle listened as she stood out in the quiet hallway.
“Michelle?” Aisha said. “Oh, I don’t know. She and Jeremy don’t get along very well.” Aisha and Tasha began walking back to their seats and out of Michelle’s earshot.
Michelle did not walk anywhere right then. Her mind was elsewhere.
At lunch Aisha and Tasha sat at a table in the cafeteria. Michelle walked up with her tray and joined them. “So, I hear you’re going sledding,” Michelle said to Aisha.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the author of "The Invitation" mainly reveal Tasha’s character?
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Responses
Just inside the door Aisha and Tasha were standing at the pencil sharpener.
Just inside the door Aisha and Tasha were standing at the pencil sharpener.
Mr. Carver was across the hall helping a student with a math problem.
Mr. Carver was across the hall helping a student with a math problem.
"I hate the cold, and besides, I’m not sure I like sledding."
"I hate the cold, and besides, I’m not sure I like sledding."
“She and Jeremy don’t get along very well.”
“She and Jeremy don’t get along very well.”
“She and Jeremy don’t get along very well.”
How does the setting serve in The Call of the Wild to develop Buck as a character?
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Responses
It allows him to roam free of restraints for the first time.
It allows him to roam free of restraints for the first time.
It offers him the chance to interact with a greater variety of characters in Alaska.
It offers him the chance to interact with a greater variety of characters in Alaska.
It develops how Alaskan natives live more primitively than Californian natives.
It develops how Alaskan natives live more primitively than Californian natives.
It put him in situations where he had to turn to his animal instincts in order to survive.
It put him in situations where he had to turn to his animal instincts in order to survive.
In The Call of the Wild, Buck’s abduction from his home in California is an example of
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dialect.
dialect.
theme.
theme.
point of view.
point of view.
rising action.
rising action.
Which of the following statements would not be a main theme in The Call of the Wild?
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Always trust your gut.
Always trust your gut.
Only the strong survive.
Only the strong survive.
We are driven by our ancient animal instincts.
We are driven by our ancient animal instincts.
The beast within us all will come out under the right circumstance.
Always trust your gut.
Which of the following lines from Call of the Wild best supports one of the central themes?
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This man had saved his life; which was something; but, further, he was the ideal master.
This man had saved his life; which was something; but, further, he was the ideal master.
. . . but his fighting spirit was aroused—the fighting spirit that soars above odds, fails to recognize the impossible, and is deaf to all save the clamor for battle.
. . . but his fighting spirit was aroused—the fighting spirit that soars above odds, fails to recognize the impossible, and is deaf to all save the clamor for battle.
The salient thing of this other world seemed fear.
The salient thing of this other world seemed fear.
He saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club.
The salient thing of this other world seemed fear.
Which of the following conflicts in The Call of the Wild is most important to the development of Buck as a character?
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Buck vs. Hal
Buck vs. Hal
Buck vs. Spitz
Buck vs. Spitz
Hal vs. John
Hal vs. John
Charles vs. Hal
Buck vs. Spitz
In The Call of the Wild, Curly was killed because
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Responses
she refused to submit to the man with the club.
she refused to submit to the man with the club.
she was friendly and did not see the danger in the other dogs.
she was friendly and did not see the danger in the other dogs.
she could no longer keep up with the team, though she tried.
she could no longer keep up with the team, though she tried.
she was defending John’s camp when the intruders came and killed everyone.
she was friendly and did not see the danger in the other dogs.
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
To make sure the groceries would last the entire week, the troop leader gave each camper a daily ration of food.
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Responses
meal
meal
menu
menu
expense
expense
portion
portion
Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
Some scientists contest that humans were not meant to be carnivorous.
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Responses
scavengers
scavengers
monogamous
monogamous
meat-eaters
meat-eaters
recessive
meat-eaters
In The Call of the Wild, the man with the red sweater most likely represents
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violence.
violence.
growing older.
growing older.
Alaska’s gold rush.
Alaska’s gold rush.
lust for money and power.