The Twenty-One Balloons

What is the meaning of the word novelty as it is used in paragraph 7?

• wealth

• strangeness

• movement

• remoteness

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which two statements best explain why the narrator uses the word novelty to describe the island?

• The island has mines full of diamonds

• The island is far away from the mainland

• The village is home to a small number of people.

• The village is located away from the mines.

• The ground on the island shifts frequently.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why does the narrator decide to throw his diamonds back into the mine?

• He wants to be accepted by the people on the island.

• He is embarrassed about having shown his ignorance

• He believes that doing so will ease his troubled thoughts

• He has realized that they are useless outside of the island

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which evidence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A? (Why does the narrator decide to throw his diamonds back into the mine?)

• “‘So now that you are here, you are automatically a citizen . . .’” (paragraph 1)

• “‘. . . your cargo would scarcely be worth more than a shipload of broken glass.’” (paragraph 1)

• “This talk made me feel rather silly.” (paragraph 4)

• “My mind was in a turmoil.” (paragraph 4)

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2