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The latin root word centum means "hundred." This helps the reader understand that the word centuries in paragraph 1 means?

• hundreds of years

• many countries

• changed significantly

• hundreds of stories

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Where would the reader find information about cats in modern literature?

• The excerpt from Puss in Boots

• The box with the nursery rhyme

• The table at the end

• Paragraph 1

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The text contains both--

• poetry and a recipe

• realistic fiction and poetry

• fiction and a newspaper article

• non-fiction and drama

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What do the Jellicles, the cat in the nursery rhyme, and Puss in Boots all have in common?

• they all have crazy smiles

• they are all talking cats

• they are all male cats

• they are all examples of cats from modern literature

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Why is the table included at the end of the text?

• to describe the different adaptations of puss in boots

• to provide specific examples of cats in children's literature

• to share details of the history of cats in literature

• to offer a list of suggested reading about cats

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Which of the examples of literature mentioned in the text has characteristics of a fairy tale?

• The poem about the Pussycat

• The Cat in the Hat

• Puss in Boots

• Alice in Wonderland

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Read the following sentence from the text:

There's no arguing that humans love cats.

Why would the author include the sentence?

• to argue with the idea that humans love cats

• to clarify the truth that everyone really loves cats

• to draw attention to cats with a sarcastic statement

• to emphasize cats' popularity

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The title and the formant of the text help the reader know the text will be about --

• the natural habitat of cats all over the world

• examples of cats in a variety of world literature

• the settings of stories that contain cats as a main character

• many different kinds of cats and where they live

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Familiar:

1. well known

2. in close friendship

3. a spirit that takes animal form to guard a witch

4. a close friend or associate

Which definition best matches the way familiar is used in paragraph 5?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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According to the stage directions from Puss in Boots and the Ogre, how does the scene with the ogre end?

• The ogre changes back from a mouse to his natural form

• Puss in Boots climbs down from the chair

• Puss pounces on the ogre, in the form of a mouse, and eats him

• The ogre changes into a mouse and begins to run around

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