Question

Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.

iridescent

cloudy
drying out
breaking into pieces
shimmering with colors
Answer
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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
Answer
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Mrs. Gonzales reiterated the directions to the class.

stated
repeated
retracted
yelled
Answer
Choose the answer that best defines the word.

insistent

hopeless; depressing
not giving up
highly respected
graceful; agile
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5. Choose the answer that best defines the word.

menacing

threatening
not giving up
highly respected
graceful; agile
Answer
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bleak

threatening
not giving up
highly respected
hopeless; depressing
Answer
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lithe

hopeless; depressing
threatening
highly respected
graceful; agile
Answer
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prestigious

hopeless; depressing
not giving up
highly respected
graceful; agile
Answer
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.
Answer
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.
Answer
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.
Answer
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.
Answer
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.
Answer
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"
Answer
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.
Answer
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.
Answer
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Susan's mother refused to buy her more candy, so Susan walked away sullenly.

happily.
relieved.
resentfully.
surprised.
Answer
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The ugliness they felt was palpable.

able to be felt.
strange.
hurtful.
imagined.
Answer
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.
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shimmering with colors
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inner organs
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repeated
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not giving up
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threatening
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hopeless; depressing
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graceful; agile
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highly respected
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interactions with their parents.
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give him an alibi in court.
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he was embarrassed by Doodle's disability.
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it was unique and awkward.
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lying face down in the water.
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"The perfect simplicity of being one""
"You tell me it is too early to be looking back"
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isolation.
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the prejudice against her race.
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resentfully.
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able to be felt.
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The other women took off their chadri and refused to leave.