RI.8.1

Which sentence from the article best explains why the Marfa lights remain a mystery?

• "They appear only 10 to 20 times each year, in all seasons and any kind of weather"

• "Sightings occur between dusk and dawn, lasting from a few seconds to several hours."

• "The Marfa lights seem to occur more frequently during the second half of the lunar cycle, between the full moon and the next new moon."

• "With so many conflicting theories about the lights, people complain that there will never be a definitive answer about their origin."

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Read these sentences from paragraph 4 of the article:

"These are just a few eyewitness reports. There are probably many people who have seen the lights but said nothing for fear of having their sanity doubted."

Which statement explains why there are few eyewitness reports?

• Those who saw the lights and reported them were ignored

• Kyle Miller was ill when he reported that he saw the lights

• People who report strange phenomena are usually not believed

• The Humphreys probably saw the lights again but said nothing

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Which detail from the article illustrates that not all of the Marfa lights are caused by headlights from a nearby highway?

• The balls of light remain motionless and pulse on and off, switching from faint to bright

• Robert Ellison saw the Marfa lights in 1883 while driving cattle, before cars were invented.

• The lights are the size of soccer balls in bright colors of red, orange, green, blue, white or yellow.

• There are too many conflicting theories, so there will never be a definitive answer about the origin

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CCSS.W.8.9A

Paragraph 10 states, "the local population has few complaints about the mysterious lights." Explain why you think this is true. Use one quote from the article to support your explanation.

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CCSS.W.8.9A

Define predicament

• A dead body

• A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

• causing great physical or mental pain

• To rebuke or reprimand severely.

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Define folklore

• the traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth.

• a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

• Passing customs or beliefs from generation to generation

• Not able to be identified

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"One minute her long white dress was billowing against her legs, and the next she was gone. Disappeared. Like a ghostly apparition, she vanished into the surreal light of the fading sunset." Who is being described?

• Abuelita Remedios

• Papa

• Mama Garza

• La Llorona

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CCSS.RL.8.4

In chapter 3, Odilia said two figures ran past her but their faces were indistinguishable. What does indistinguishable mean?

• scary

• not common

• not able to identify

• very handsome

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What did La Llorona give to Odilia in chapter 3?

• A necklace

• A bracelet

• A ring

• An ear pendant

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How did Odilia display courage at the riverbank?

• She jumped into the water to save La Llorona's sons

• She slept with the mariposas.

• She held La Llorona's hand.

• She drove her dad's car.

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