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"Folks were prickly and fearful. Loyalist shopkeepers had been tarred and feathered by angry mobs and their shops destroyed. Each day dawned hotter than the one before" (106). 
What is the mood of the passage?

• romantic
• sorrowful
• joyful
• suspenseful

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Words whose sounds imitate their meaning

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• personification

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What is the meaning of the word in blue?
Ms. Witherspoon was shocked that the snickering bill collector was brazen enough to rest his feet on the antique grand piano, with his shoes on of all things, while she ran to get her checkbook. 

• Confident 
• Not Confident 

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Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.

• simile
• metaphor

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Which is the correct meaning of the word eye in the sentence?
The eye is the most dangerous area of the storm.

• An organ of vision or light sensitivity.
• The circular area of calm at the center of a storm.
• A detective, especially a private investigator.
• To watch closely.

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The hot sand burned my feet. What question does the adjective hot answer?

• What kind?
• How much?
• How many?
• Which one?

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That test was a piece of cake

• Simile 
• Metaphor
• Neither

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When you "read between the lines" you ______.

• a. make an educated guess about things that aren't written down
• b. look for the very small print in between the lines of a book
• c. stop and think about each line before you read on
• d. read two things at once

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I like to eat fish.

• Simile
• Not a simile

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The word privacy has a

• negative connotation

• positive connotation

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