The Red Pencil pgs 1 - 22

The main character in The Red Pencil is

• Amira
• Halima

• Dando

• Gamal

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Amira calls her mom

• Mama

• Mambo

• Dondo

• Muma

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Amira calls her dad

• Daddy

• Father

• Dando

• Daddo

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What does Halima get to do that Amira does not?

• Go to Nyala and buy beautiful dresses

• Go to Egypt and explore the museums.

• Go to Gad Primary School l in Nyala.

• Go to Gad Primary School in Egypt.

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What does Halima lose in the sand?

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"I told Halima to open her mouth as wide as a hyena's." This is an example of a

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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"That hut. A closed off place with no widows for letting in fresh ideas." This figurative language is an example of

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Both Simile and Personification

• Both Metaphor and Personification

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Muma is excited for Amira to go to school.

• true

• false

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"Most are as close-minded as donkeys." This is an example of

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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"Talk of Gad is a burlap sack of mixed opinions." This is an example of

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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