HMH Secret Keepers

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The first three paragraphs of the passage suggest that one of the author’s main purposes is to...

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build excitement about what will happen to Reuben.

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How is Reuben’s discovery of his jack-in-the-box important to the plot of the story?

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It suggests a possible solution to the problem he is having.

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How do Reuben’s feelings about Mrs. Genevieve develop throughout the story?

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Reuben comes to realize that she is right about the watch.

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The passage says that Reuben’s excuse for not watching a movie with his mom was plausible. This means that the excuse was . . .

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believable.

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Which statement provides the best summary of the story? A boy is able to grow closer to his mother after she helps him through a frightening time. A boy is unable to discover the secret of the magical objects in his room. A boy discovers through an experiment that a mysterious watch has the power to make him invisible. A boy learns to control the magical powers he has been given.

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A boy discovers through an experiment that a mysterious watch has the power to make him invisible.