Which statement best expresses Paine Underwood's attitude toward pollution?

• There is no excuse for polluting the environment

• Sometimes you have to overlook a little pollution

• Instead of avoiding pollution, people should learn from it

• Everyone should recycle

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

In what way does Paine teach his children about standing up for what is right?

• He serves as an example

• He guides them with love

• He shares stories about his childhood

• He give them lots of advice

Which of the following best describes Noah's attitude toward his father?

• critical and confusing

• obedient and submissive

• appreciative and admireable

• resentful and angry

Which of the following is the best overall tone of this novel?

• eloquent and encouraging

• profound and serious

• humorous and amusing

• sarcastic and stern

"He's lost his marbles," Abbey muttered.

What type of figurative language is used in this passage?

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

• similie

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"He's lost his marbles," Abbey muttered.

What is the strongest verb in this sentence?

• lost

• marbles

• muttered

• Abbey

He was shaking the hand that he'd hit me with, as if there were a crab or mouse trap attached to it. Bull was following behind, cackling like a hyena.

What is being compared in the simile above?

• Jasper's hand shaking to the way a person with their hand in a mouse trap would shake it

• Jasper's hand to a mouse trap

• Bull to a hyena

• Jasper to a bull

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"Well, Noah, you've got to admit it," Miles Umlatt said, "his behavior has been erratic. Unpredictable, I mean."

Which definition displays the best meaning of the word erratic?

• having no fixed course;wandering

• transported from an original resting place

• characterized by lack of consistency, regularity or uniformity

• deviating from what is ordinary or standard

He peeked inside to make sure that it was only a letter, and he said he'd give it to my Father later.

What type of error is found in the above sentence?

• spelling

• punctuation

• capitalization

• nonce

Which of the following is the best theme for this novel?

• There's always room for improvement

• It is best to be on the safe side

• People shouldn't dump sewage in the water

• What goes around comes around