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Question 11 pts
What kind of textual evidence can be used to support ideas about a story’s theme?
Group of answer choices
quotes, plot details, and examples
general summaries of ideas
facts, numbers, and opinions
plot structure and number of characters
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Question 21 pts
Which type of textual evidence uses a story’s plot to identify the theme of a story?
Group of answer choices
a summary of key events
the dialogue between two characters
a statement about when the story occurred
a description of one event
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Question 31 pts
Read this passage from a short story. Look for textual evidence that may support one of the story’s themes.
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Which sentence provides the best textual evidence for the story’s theme about how the truth always comes out eventually?
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“They said, just wait until she has to acknowledge you in public, you’ll see where you really stand . . . Now I know.”
Julia, who was sitting with her crew at their table in the middle of the cafeteria, lost her appetite when Hessie walked up behind up behind her and tapped her on the shoulder.
She would always say “hi” to Hessie when she saw her, but she would make sure that she was always “in a hurry” whenever they crossed paths at school.
Julia picked at her food for a few minutes before ditching her tray and exiting the cafeteria.
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Question 41 pts
Read this story about two friends whose friendship is tested.
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Which sentence states a theme that could be supported by textual evidence in the story?
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If you abuse your friends, you will lose your friends.
Personality is the source of true beauty--not looks.
Never expect someone else to do what is yours to get done.
Real friends don't lead you into situations that will come back to haunt you.
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Question 51 pts
Read each of the excerpts below from “The Necklace.” Most of them provide textual evidence for a theme related to the main character's belief that having more money would make her happy. Which excerpt is NOT related to this theme.
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She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains.
"I'm utterly miserable at not having any jewels, not a single stone, to wear," she replied. "I shall look absolutely no one. I would almost rather not go to the party." "Wear flowers," he said. "They're very smart at this time of the year. For ten francs you could get two or three gorgeous roses." She was not convinced.
They walked down towards the Seine, desperate and shivering. At last they found on the quay one of those old night-prowling carriages which are only to be seen in Paris after dark, as though they were ashamed of their shabbiness in the daylight.
One evening her husband came home with an exultant air, holding a large envelope in his hand. "Here's something for you," he said. Swiftly she tore the paper and drew out a printed card on which were these words: "The Minister of Education and Madame Ramponneau request the pleasure of the company of Monsieur and Madame Loisel at the Ministry on the evening of Monday, January the 18th."
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Question 61 pts
In Guy de Maupassant's story, "The Necklace," what does the necklace symbolize, or represent?
Group of answer choices
the difference between acts of good and acts of evil
the purity of youth, compared to the wisdom that comes with age
the foolishness of focusing on appearances, and then falling for an illusion
the desire for power that sometimes comes along with wealth
What kind of textual evidence can be used to support ideas about a story’s theme?
Group of answer choices
quotes, plot details, and examples
general summaries of ideas
facts, numbers, and opinions
plot structure and number of characters
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Question 21 pts
Which type of textual evidence uses a story’s plot to identify the theme of a story?
Group of answer choices
a summary of key events
the dialogue between two characters
a statement about when the story occurred
a description of one event
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Question 31 pts
Read this passage from a short story. Look for textual evidence that may support one of the story’s themes.
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Which sentence provides the best textual evidence for the story’s theme about how the truth always comes out eventually?
Group of answer choices
“They said, just wait until she has to acknowledge you in public, you’ll see where you really stand . . . Now I know.”
Julia, who was sitting with her crew at their table in the middle of the cafeteria, lost her appetite when Hessie walked up behind up behind her and tapped her on the shoulder.
She would always say “hi” to Hessie when she saw her, but she would make sure that she was always “in a hurry” whenever they crossed paths at school.
Julia picked at her food for a few minutes before ditching her tray and exiting the cafeteria.
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Question 41 pts
Read this story about two friends whose friendship is tested.
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Which sentence states a theme that could be supported by textual evidence in the story?
Group of answer choices
If you abuse your friends, you will lose your friends.
Personality is the source of true beauty--not looks.
Never expect someone else to do what is yours to get done.
Real friends don't lead you into situations that will come back to haunt you.
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Question 51 pts
Read each of the excerpts below from “The Necklace.” Most of them provide textual evidence for a theme related to the main character's belief that having more money would make her happy. Which excerpt is NOT related to this theme.
Group of answer choices
She suffered endlessly, feeling herself born for every delicacy and luxury. She suffered from the poorness of her house, from its mean walls, worn chairs, and ugly curtains.
"I'm utterly miserable at not having any jewels, not a single stone, to wear," she replied. "I shall look absolutely no one. I would almost rather not go to the party." "Wear flowers," he said. "They're very smart at this time of the year. For ten francs you could get two or three gorgeous roses." She was not convinced.
They walked down towards the Seine, desperate and shivering. At last they found on the quay one of those old night-prowling carriages which are only to be seen in Paris after dark, as though they were ashamed of their shabbiness in the daylight.
One evening her husband came home with an exultant air, holding a large envelope in his hand. "Here's something for you," he said. Swiftly she tore the paper and drew out a printed card on which were these words: "The Minister of Education and Madame Ramponneau request the pleasure of the company of Monsieur and Madame Loisel at the Ministry on the evening of Monday, January the 18th."
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Question 61 pts
In Guy de Maupassant's story, "The Necklace," what does the necklace symbolize, or represent?
Group of answer choices
the difference between acts of good and acts of evil
the purity of youth, compared to the wisdom that comes with age
the foolishness of focusing on appearances, and then falling for an illusion
the desire for power that sometimes comes along with wealth
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1. quotes, plot details, and examples
2. a summary of key events
3. “They said, just wait until she has to acknowledge you in public, you’ll see where you really stand . . . Now I know.”
4. Real friends don't lead you into situations that will come back to haunt you.
5. One evening her husband came home with an exultant air, holding a large envelope in his hand. "Here's something for you," he said. Swiftly she tore the paper and drew out a printed card on which were these words: "The Minister of Education and Madame Ramponneau request the pleasure of the company of Monsieur and Madame Loisel at the Ministry on the evening of Monday, January the 18th."
6. the foolishness of focusing on appearances, and then falling for an illusion
2. a summary of key events
3. “They said, just wait until she has to acknowledge you in public, you’ll see where you really stand . . . Now I know.”
4. Real friends don't lead you into situations that will come back to haunt you.
5. One evening her husband came home with an exultant air, holding a large envelope in his hand. "Here's something for you," he said. Swiftly she tore the paper and drew out a printed card on which were these words: "The Minister of Education and Madame Ramponneau request the pleasure of the company of Monsieur and Madame Loisel at the Ministry on the evening of Monday, January the 18th."
6. the foolishness of focusing on appearances, and then falling for an illusion