"The Lie" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Why doesn't Dr. Remenzel want his chauffeur to speed?

• His car is new.

• He always follows the rules.

• He has received numerous warnings about speeding

• His wife will complain.

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Why does Sylvia believe Eli should receive special treatment?

• He is exceptionally intelligent.

• He is her favorite.

• He is a Remenzel.

• She believes he will need extra help.

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Why is Dr. Remenzel going to Whitehill?

• to attend a meeting of directors

• to get his son's test scores changed

• to meet up with old classmates

• to receive an award

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Why is Eli going to Whitehill?

• His father wants him to tour the school.

• His mother went to school there.

• He is being sent there as punishment.

• He is going to supposedly enroll as a student.

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What are the plans that Dr. Remenzel is studying on the way to Whitehill?

• plans for an addition to a dorm that will be named after his great-great-grandfather

• plans for the new textbooks the school will be using

• plans for the new gymnasium

• plans for the new library

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Why don't Mr. and Mrs. Remenzel know Eli's test score?

• It never arrived in the mail.

• They will pick it up when they arrive at Whitehill.

• Eli tore it up.

• They saw a fake score report that Eli created.

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Who is Dr. Warren?

• The school's headmaster

• Eli's uncle

• Sylvia's brother

• the school physician

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What is the hardest letter Dr. Warren has ever had to write?

• Eli's rejection letter

• the letter dismissing Dr. Remenzel from the board of directors

• the letter rejecting the plans for the new dorm

• the letter rejecting the plans for the new gym

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How does Sylvia react to Eli's rejection?

• She knows it's not right to fight the decision.

• She begs Dr. Remenzel to fix the situation

• She is angry with Eli.

• She believes he has been treated unfairly.

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What is Dr. Remenzel's first response to Eli's rejection?

• He quietly accepts it

• He writes a letter to the president of the school.

• He breaks his own rule and asks for special treatment.

• He disciplines Eli for lying.

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