While at the Graveyard, the Admiral tells Connor about “The Heartland War” and how The Bill of Life came to be. He says all of the following EXCEPT

• “The truth is, there were three sides in the war, not two.”

• “There was the Life Army, the Choice Brigade, and a rebellious cluster of ex-military, whose job was supposed to be to keep both armies happy by stirring up trouble.”

• “At first it was a joke—no one intended it to be taken seriously.”

• “We thought it would shock both sides into seeing reason.”

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did the Goldens die?

• Toxic fumes

• Suffocation

• Strangling

• Poison

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who killed the Goldens?

• Roland, Cleaver, and Lev

• Connor and Risa

• Lev, Mai, and Blaine

• Cleaver, Mai, and Blaine

All of the following are part of the "Ten Demandments" EXCEPT

• You arrived here by choice. You stay here by necessity.

• Teenage rebellion is for suburban schoolchildren. Get over it..

• Hormones will not rule my desert.

• Your life is my gift to you. Treat it like one.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What figurative language is used in the following quote: "His face is steel. It's the door of the safe she can't get into."?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Paradox

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When Lev joins a group of rebels in a DC-10, they say they believe in...

• randomness

• causes

• force

• family

Which word is an antonym for the word feigns in the following excerpt:

“When the Admiral is present, he feigns obedience, but when others are gathered around him – and there are always others gathered around Roland – he takes every opportunity to cut the man down.”

• Imitate

• Fabricate

• Impersonate

• Sincerity

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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

Check all of the attributes of the "work calls" in The Graveyard that apply:

• Attractive to mostly 16 year olds because they can work in a safe place until they turn 18.

• Unwinds don't earn money for the work.

• The Admiral has the final decision as to who is chosen.

• Unwinds can volunteer for a work call, they are not assigned.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

As a result of negative rumors, the Unwinds in the Graveyard

• try to escape in a helicopter

• kill Cleaver

• elect Hayden as a temporary leader

• form a mob and try to take over the Admiral's plane

Who is the Akron AWOL?

• Connor

• Roland

• Lev

• Humphrey Dunfee