"The School Story"

Which word best describes the relationship between Hannah and Natalie?

• close
• dishonest
• indifferent
• tense

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Letha Springfield can best be described as 

• demanding
• disorganized
• fun-loving
• generous

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What two things does the simile she felt like a spy compare in the sentence below?
Even though she'd been here a hundred times, she felt like a spy sneaking into a strange building.

• a spy and a thief
• Natalie and a spy
• a spy and a strange building
• Natalie and a strange building

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the sentence below tell the reader about Zoe's character?
"If I don't hear from her in three days, then I'm going to turn the heat up---way up!"

• Zoe is impatient and bold
• Zoe is thoughtful and wise
• Zoe is nervous and hesitant
• Zoe is lazy and unconcerned

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The midnight telephone conversation between Natalie and Zoe reveals that

• Zoe is reluctant to go through with the plan.
• Natalie is determined to be a published writer.
• Natalie feels she is being unfair to other writers. 
• Zoe is annoyed that Natalie won't let he call Hannah. 

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the main conflict that Natalie has in the passage?

• She has an argument with Zoe. 
• She feels guilty about tricking her mother.
• She is jealous of her mother's successful career.
• She does not get to spend enough time with her mother.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The reader can conclude that Hannah

• knows that Natalie is Cassandra Day.
• wants to be an author instead of an editor. 
• is thinking of leaving her job at Shipley Junior Books. 
• is excited because she has found the next best-selling book. 

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

How does Natalie most likely feel at the end of the story?

• Relieved that her mother said she loves the book

• Disappointed that her other said the book needs some work

• Surprised that her mother did not guess that she is the author

• Sad that her mother does not know that she wrote the book for her and her dad

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The reader can conclude that Natalie will probably

• Throw out the manuscript

• Tell Hannah the truth later

• Fire Zee Zee and hire a new agent

• Change her name to Cassandra Day

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1