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Question
Which term describes a brief reference in a text to a fictional or historical story, person, or event that readers will be familiar with?(1 point)
Responses

connection
connection

background
background

narrative
narrative

allusion
allusion

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Use the paragraph to answer the question.

Harper had always been a curious child, wanting to know how things operated and what made them run. While watching her father install new light fixtures, she marveled at the intricacies of how electricity worked. She asked her father multiple questions to satisfy her curiosity. Harper's mother had warned her husband against answering every question as it would slow the installation process. "You're opening Pandora's box," she said.

Which of the following is the allusion?

(1 point)
Responses

Pandora's box
Pandora's box

light fixtures
light fixtures

Harper
Harper

electricity
electricity
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Question
What should a reader do if they do not recognize the reference made by an allusion? (1 point)
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Look for analogies.
Look for analogies.

Recall the definition of allusion.
Recall the definition of allusion.

Look up the word or phrase.
Look up the word or phrase.

Use context clues.
Use context clues.
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What of the following describes the purpose of allusions?(1 point)
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to provide an explanation of another text
to provide an explanation of another text

to provide an illustration to support the text
to provide an illustration to support the text

to provide a comparison of the ideas in the text
to provide a comparison of the ideas in the text

to provide a greater context or meaning to the text
to provide a greater context or meaning to the text
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Which statement is true about the relationships between the number sets?(1 point)
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All rational numbers are also integers.
All rational numbers are also integers.

Whole numbers include all natural numbers and 0.
Whole numbers include all natural numbers and 0.

Some irrational numbers are also integers.
Some irrational numbers are also integers.

Not all natural numbers are real numbers.
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Which of the following is true about −9?(1 point)
Responses

It is both an integer and a whole number.
It is both an integer and a whole number.

It is an integer but not a rational number.
It is an integer but not a rational number.

It is an integer but not a whole number.
It is an integer but not a whole number.

It is a whole number but not an inte
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A sign in a gas station advertises gas at the rate of $3.39910 per gallon. How many dollars does a gallon cost, writing the price strictly as a decimal?(1 point)
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allusion
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Pandora's box
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Look up the word or phrase.
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to provide a greater context or meaning to the text
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Whole numbers include all natural numbers and 0.
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It is both an integer and a whole number.
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A gallon costs $3.39910.

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