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What type of figurative language is used in the red statement: "come down on him like a runaway truck"? Options: idiom, simile, metaphor, personification

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simile

Front

Meaning of the figurative language: "...come down on him like a runaway truck."

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it was moving quickly towards him

Front

What was it that hit Brian? Options: a bear, a beaver, a turtle, a moose

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a moose

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What did Brian think of the tornado when it hit the water?

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beautiful and terrible

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What did NOT happen to Brian the day/night of the tornado? Options: he was run over by a moose, he was attacked by mosquitos, he lost his hatchet, he lost his fire

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he lost his hatchet

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What did Brian realize had changed after the tornado?

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He's tougher mentally

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Incessant ("The flames cut the cool damp morning, crackled and did much to bring his spirits up, not to mention chasing away the incessant mosquitos.")

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persistent, relentless

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crudely ("He jerked and dragged wood around until the wall was once more in place--crudely, but he could improve it later.")

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awkward

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Why does Brian go fishing instead of going to the plane first?

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Food first, food equals strength

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stymied (in paragraph 2 on p. 168)

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at a loss for what to do