Turkeys by Bailey White

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This selection can best be described as which genre of literature? Options: realistic fiction, non fiction, fantasy, drama

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non fiction

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The story is told from which point of view?

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first person

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Why were ornithologists originally attracted to Bailey White's mother?

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A rare species of woodpeckers was coming to her bird feeders.

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In "Turkeys," why are ornithologists worried about the survival of wild turkeys in southern Georgia?

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Wild turkeys had begun to breed with farmers' turkeys making the species weaker.

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Why did the ornithologists want to visit Bailey when she was sick with measles?

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They wanted to use Bailey to keep the eggs warm since she had such a high fever.

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The phrase, "their worried faces hovering over me seemed to float out of the darkness like giant, glowing eggs," is which example of figurative language? Options: personification, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia

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simile

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Bailey White's attitude toward the birds in "Turkeys"? Options: frightened, angry, uninterested, fascinated, sympathetic, motherly, bored, disgusted, impatient, puzzled, shy, concerned

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fascinated, sympathetic, motherly

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Why are the ornithologists happy when they see the turkeys fly at the end of "Turkeys"?

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The turkeys fly high and fast, proving the birds are pure-bred wild turkeys.

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Bailey's current attitude about wild turkeys and the world can be described by all of the following statements EXCEPT: She has a deep respect for the wonders of nature and wildlife, She lives in the city and has forgotten her upbringing, She is appreciative of her childhood experiences with the ornithologists and the wild turkeys, She takes pride in the wild turkey population in the woods.

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She lives in the city and has forgotten her upbringing

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Which sentence most clearly expresses the main idea (central idea) in "Turkeys"? Options: The experience made me want to be an ornithologist, The ornithologists ruined one of their last chances to save the wild turkeys, I will never forgive my mother for letting the scientists put eggs in my bed, Helping to save the wild turkeys made me feel connected to nature

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Helping to save the wild turkeys made me feel connected to nature