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a person or thing carrying the blame for others

• finesse
• pseudonym
• repercussion
• scapegoat

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What is the definition of atone? As in Josh tried to atone for slamming JB in the face with a ball.

• To be forgiven
• To make up for past mistakes
• To get back at someone who has done you wrong.
• the feelings that an author communicates about a subject

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What is the tone of the following text?
"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you slink away!" (108).
 

• pleased
• angry
• happy
• suspicious

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I dropped my sock in the thick, sticky mud.

• consonance
• metaphor
• personification
• repetition

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Why didn't Turtle want to call Flora Baumbach "Mrs. Baumbach" anymore?

• It sounded too much like "bomb"
• It was disrespectful
• Flora doesn't like her last name
• It is hard to pronounce

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Grandpa was in a jovial mood, making jokes and laughing at everything. 
What does the word "jovial" mean? 

• crazy
• happy
• irritable
• angry

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WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS?

• SIMILE
• IDIOM
• HYPERBOLE
• METAPHOR

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What does pied ninny mean?

• a person who stupidly ate so much pie he's sick
• a horse with eyes the size of pie
• a baker who makes lots of pie
• a person with his face covered with pie someone threw at him

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Do not look at me with _____________; it is not my fault you had a bad day.

• vigor
• scorn
• melancholy
• gall

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What is the use of words and phrases in an unusual way?  Writers often use this to make their writing more colorful, powerful, and interesting.  Examples include simile, metaphor, irony, and personification.

• Text Features 
• Sensory Images 
• Figurative Language 
• Rhyming Couplet

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