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What universal theme does this passage explore most clearly?

• Life can seem unfair

• Orphans often wish for better things

• Nobles train to become knights

• Courage is an important quality

Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to Question 1?

• "I'm going to be a knight someday" he said to his friend Greanne

• "And I'll have a really cool horse like this one"

• "Orphan peasants don't become knights"

• Little did Greanne and the squire realize how wrong they would turn out to be

Which of the following is most out of place with the setting of the

passage?

• The names of the characters

• The language the characters use

• The hopes the characters have

• The actions of the characters

Which sentence best explains Crispin’s conflict?

• It is internal: He dreams of becoming a knight, but he is afraid that he will fail

• It is external: He wants to become a knight, but he is not allowed to do so

• It is external: He cannot persuade his friend Greanne to watch the tournament

• It is internal: He cannot figure out how to settle his argument with Greanne

What is the rising action in the plot of this story?

• The ant gets caught in a whirlpool

• The dove drops the twig

• The ant bites the man on the foot

• The dove flies away

Which literary device does the author use to portray the animal characters

in this story?

• realism

• personification

• dialogue

• metaphor

Which sentence best compares or contrasts the ant and the dove?

a. The dove is kind, but the ant is not.

b. The ant is kind, but the dove is not.

c. Both the ant and the dove are kind.

d. Neither the ant nor the dove is kind.

• The dove is kind, but the ant is not

• The ant is kind, but the dove is not

• Both the ant and the dove are kind

• Neither the ant nor the dove is kind

Choose the coordinating conjunction that best completes the sentence:

The night was foggy, ______I could still see the lights of the cabin in the distance.

• so

• for

• and

• but

What type of figurative language appears in this sentence?

After the hike, my feet were blocks of ice.

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

In these sentences, how does the writer develop the character of Liam?

With a smile, Principal Jacobs shook Liam’s hand. Liam smiled back at her. “I guess

I really was a hero today,” he told himself.

• by showing other characters having a discussion about him

• by including dialogue between that character and another character

• by letting the reader know what the character is thinking

• by building suspense through carefully chosen and arranged plot details