Secrets in the Shadows

Where does Roylin work?

• A grocery store
• a restaurant 
• a nursing home

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Where does Roylin live?

• A mansion
• An upscale apartment complex.
• A run-down apartment.
  
• A house.

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What is the central point of the following selection?
Roylin turned sharply and glared at his sister. “Don’t you ever say I’m like him! You hear me? I’m nothin’ like him, nothin’!” Roylin’s father used to beat him regularly, using a heavy leather strap to turn Roylin’s back into a mass of tender bruises. The slightest offense was enough to enrage the muscular man. . . . That was why Roylin’s mother finally divorced him. Even being alone with five children was not as frightening to her as living with a man whose wrath was dangerous and unpredictable. Nobody ever knew whose turn it would be to be beaten.

• A. Roylin and his sister Amberlynn do not get along.
• B. b. Roylin does not want to be like his father, who was an abusive, dangerous man.
• C. c. Mrs. Bailey divorced Mr. Bailey because he was abusive.

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Which word best describes Roylin's father?

• Abusive
• Sour-faced
• Kind
• Loving

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Who is Amberlyn?

• She is the girl that Roylin is obsessed with.
• Roylin's classmate.
• Hakeem's girlfriend.
• Roylin's 15-year-old younger sister.
  

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How many children does Roylin's mother have?

• 3
• 4
• 5

What does Roylin's dad like to do with his money?

• Gamble
• Eat out
• Buy drugs

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Who is Ms. Eckerly?

• Roylin's neighbor.
• Roylin's mom.
• The jewelry store saleswoman.
• Roylin's history teacher.
  

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How would Roylin describe Korie?

• An ugly, old woman.
• The most beautiful girl in the whole world.
  
• An annoying, insufferable fool.
• A mean individual who lies constantly.

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