"Lose Now, Pay Later" Short Story

"...if his looney idea is right, then all of us are being used like a flock of sheep" is an example of ...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

"The place had always looked dim and dingy before, full of desks, half-dead plants, and bored-looking people ..." The imagery used in this sentence most appeals to which sense ...

• sight

• smell

• taste

• touch

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CCSS.RL.8.4

"it was as bright and glaring as a Health Brigade Corp office" is an example of ...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Do you know that wonderful spurt of air that rushes out when you first open an expensive box of candy?" What is most likely the reason the author asks this as a question?

• The author really wants to know your answer.

• The author is wondering whether you like expensive chocolates.

• The author wants you to pause and imagine the answer to the question.

• There is no reason.

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CCSS.RI.8.6

"It was absolutely the neatest sensation I've had in my whole life. Swoodies aren't cold like ice cream or warm like cooked pudding, but they're a blending of both in temperature and texture." What sense does this imagery most appeal to?

• Taste

• touch

• smell

• hearing

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CCSS.RL.8.4

"My heart was hammering, and the hair on the back of my neck stood up straight." This imagery is to let the reader know ...

• What the narrator looked like.

• What the narrator sounded like.

• How the narrator was feeling.

• What the narrator heard inside the Slimmer.

"The two of us hopped and howled with joy." This sentence contains an example of ...

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• figurative language

• repetition

"I could quit eating swoodies and using those slimmers any time I want to." When the narrator says this, what reaction does the author want the reader to have?

• The author wants the reader to believe the narrator - she really can stop at any time.

• The author wants the reader to infer that the narrator is lying to herself - she is addicted to both.

At the end of the story, how do we know that Deb and her friend have been using the Slimmer A LOT?

• They've gained a lot of weight

• They've quit eating swoodies

• They've run out of money

• The blue marks are starting to look like delicate bracelets

"My cousin in Tokyo faxed to say that they have them in her area now ..." What can the reader infer from this text? Select all that apply.

• The author thought fax machines would be used a lot in the future

• Cell phones were not yet popular when the story was written

• The author thought nobody watched TV in the future

• The author thought Tokyo was a futuristic place