Flush Ch. 8-14

What does Shelly think happened to Lice?

• He ran away for good

• He joined Dusty Muleman and is helping him dump waste into the ocean.

• He was murdered

• He went to Mexico with Noah's fathers boat

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

"Maybe 'cause its the right thing to do. Or maybe 'cause now I've got a dog in this fight."

What does Shelly mean by this comment?

• Her dog has been in a fight, so she needs to do what is right

• She is wrong for being involved, so she calls herself a dog

• She now has more of a reason to be involved

• Her boyfriend has been killed by a dog

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What was ironic about Paine breaking out of jail?

• He was caught and put back in jail the same day

• He was about to be released from jail anyway

• He had some help escaping from jail

• He was sad that he had escaped from jail

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"Hey dorkbrain, where's your training wheels?" he said..."That's original," I said to Jasper.

What type of irony is Noah using in his response to Jasper Jr. ?

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• all of these

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Shelly believes that Lice Peeking disappeared?

• He hasn't called begging to come home

• None of his local party pals have heard from him

• She found blood in the car

• He didn't show up to work

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

In the dream I started thinking about all the monster barracudas and sharks that live on the reef, and what a bad thing it would be to tumble overboard there.

--In Noah's elaborate dream, what might the barracudas and sharks mentioned in this passage symbolize?

• the dangerous fish in the ocean

• the dangerous people he may face

• hatred and envy

• sadness and grief

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

"Then, if the sheriff is in a generous and forgiving mood, he'll go ahead and release you-legally, quietly and without further embarrassment." The word "embarrassment" hung in the air like a foul smell.

--What does the underlined simile in this passage mean?

• When someone is embarrassed, that person puts off a foul smell

• It stinks to be embarrassed

• The embarrassment is there, covering everything, and will not go away

• The embarrassment is like dropping something into a toilet

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What was wrong with Abbey's video?

• It was too short

• Everything was too small and unclear

• She videoed the wrong thing at the wrong time

• The sound on the tape did not work

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which of the following sentences from the novel contains an idiom?

• "Abbey's little adventure was the last straw," he said.

• Being right isn't worth squat if you're endangering the people you love

• Later Abbey and I packed a lunch and rode our bikes to Thunder Beach

• The smart humans owe it to every other living creature not to let the dumb humans wreck the whole planet

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What did Noah do to save the loggerhead turtle?

• He jumped in a bout and went out to get it

• He threw out a net and caught it

• He jumped in the water and splashed around to scare it away

• He screamed from the shore and threw sand into the water

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1