Murphy and Mousetrap Final Exam

Where did Murphy live at the beginning of the novel?

• on an island

• on reserve

• in an abandoned house

• in the city

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What were the results from the final game of the tournament at the end of the book?

• The Island Thunderbirds won

• The Buckskin Bulldogs lost

• The Island Thunderbirds lost

• The Buckskins Bulldogs won

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When did Jeff start to treat Murphy as his cousin?

• In the beginning of the book

• When Murphy played soccer

• When they were walking home

• When he got off the bus

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What does concentrate mean?

• To not focus on anything

• To not focus on school work

• To not focus on getting some sleep

• To focus on everything

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Why was mom crying shortly after they arrived at the reserve?

• She missed the city

• Grandma didn’t have the basement ready for them

• She was thinking about Murphy’s dad.

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Did Murphy like the reserve at first?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• He liked it and wanted to stay

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He preferred to lie around in a tight ball fast asleep.

Comparing Mousetrap to a ball is which literary device?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

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What is the definition of an outcropping?

• to shine brightly with reflected light

• to summon or bring forward

• a rock formation that is visible on the Earth's surface

• to search thoroughly for something in a disorderly or undirected way

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Chugga. Chugga. Chugga.

This is an example of which literary device?

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• metaphor

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What does determination mean?

• unsteady, dizzy, or dazed.

• to cause another to become sleepy or fall asleep

• the commitment or drive to work toward a difficult goal; resolve

• to look closely or with difficulty at something

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