"The Flying Machine"- Ray Bradbury

Which group of words from paragraph 1 best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word dominion?

• Peace, happy, sad

• Throne, China, people

• Green, rain, harvest

• Year, neither, nor

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Read the following dictionary entry for the word content:

• Agreeable with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.

Based on this definition, which expression from paragraph 1 means content?

• “readying itself toward the harvest”

• “In the year A.D. 400”

• “held his throne”

• “neither too happy nor too sad”

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According to information found in paragraphs 1 - 7, Emperor Yuan can best be described as

• Satisfied

• Anxious

• Unintelligent

• Annoyed

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Emperor Yuan’s reaction to the servant’s news (paragraphs 9 - 15) suggests that

• The emperor was sleepy from his dream

• The servant did not do a good job of explaining himself

• The servant had probably lied to the emperor before

• The emperor did not think the news was noteworthy

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In paragraph 17, the phrase, “[H]e was soaring all about like the largest bird in a universe of birds, like a new dragon in a land of ancient dragons” contains examples of what literary device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

The details about the Great Wall of China in paragraph 20 are significant to the plot because

• They establish the role that the Great Wall has played in China’s history

• They discuss the beautiful architectural design of the Wall

• They suggest that the Wall, as it moves across the land, resembles a snake

• They suggest that the Wall is old but still in good condition

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Which line from page 2 best supports the idea that the Emperor has become worried after seeing the flying man?

• “The Emperor looked into the sky.”

• “He saw the town, nestled to itself by a river and a road and a hill, beginning to waken.”

• “‘Tell me,’ he said to his servant, ‘has anyone seen this flying man?’”

• “The man called down to them from high in the cool winds of morning.”

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Which of the following definitions of the word apparatus best matches the meaning of this word as used in paragraphs 30 and 57?

• a collection of notes, readings, and other matter accompanying a printed text

• the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose

• the machinery of government

• the organization of a political party or an underground movement

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The emperor’s response, “‘Well for her, then,’” (paragraph 38) when told that the flying man’s wife does not know about the machine, suggests that…

• The Emperor will have her imprisoned

• The Emperor will leave her alone

• The Emperor will have her killed

• The Emperor will make her his servant

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The most likely reason for the executioner wearing a “serene white mask” is

• To follow a law made by the Emperor

• Because the servant told him to wear it

• So that his (the executioner’s) identity remains hidden

• Because all executioners wear masks

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