Allied With Green

Why does Lucy choose to write about “the color green” for her paper?

• A Green plants are important to her.

• B Green is her favorite color.

• C She notices green things wherever she goes.

• D A drought has been threatening green plants.

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Why does Lucy’s father feel guilty?

• A There are twice as many parking lots now as when he was in college.

• B He once demonstrated against highways, and now he drives on them.

• C He plants free trees in the highway medians, but people steal them

• D The palms he planted as a gift to a restaurant were stolen overnight

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What does the author mean by the statement, “No one goes to Seattle to see the concrete.” (line 59)?

• A The buildings in Seattle are not very interesting.

• B Seattle is too far to travel just to see buildings.

• C People go to Seattle because there is a lot of green space there.

• D People don’t respect the attractions that Seattle has to offer.

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Why does the author describe air and green as “close cousins” (line 77)?

• A Both are threatened by pollution.

• Both are necessary for life

• C People take both for granted.

• D Both need tending

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People go to an arboretum to see

• A trees

• B buildings.

• C potted plants.

• D fruits and vegetables.

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An obituary is a public notice that someone has

• A won an award.

• B married

• C died.

• D started a business

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Theme of a story is

• A. the main idea of the story

• B. tells the reader information about the story

• C.the sequence of main events that happens in the story.

• D.is a message about life or human

  nature.

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The last line, "carry a bucket, " means that

• Lucy needs to take care of her garden.

• Lucy's father needs to help her more with the yard.

• as humans, we need to care for our environment.

• as humans, we shouldn't be afraid of hard work.

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Which of the following is the best definition for addiction?

• a habit that one is dependent on

• a conflict between two people

• a favorite hobby or pastime

• a sad or miserable mood

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Why did Lucy admire Robert Isabell, the event planner?.

• He was able to create beautiful worlds with his floral arrangements.

• He was the best gardener in Manhattan.

• He was one of the best writers in Manhattan.

• He helped her "carry a bucket."

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