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What "subtle change" does Scout notice in her father?

• He is eating more.
• He never sleeps.
• He argues more with Aunt Alexandra.
• He doesn't talk with the kids anymore.

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What is being inferred by the following line from the end of the story?  "And suddenly they realized why those other screams had sounded familiar."

• They heard the screams of the children
• They heard the scream of vultures
• They heard the lions dying in the virtual world
• They heard their own screams

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When the parents ask Peter and Wendy why the nursery is stuck in Africa, the children say, "There's no Africa in the nursery."  Then, Wendy runs to the nursery, and comes back declaring there is no Africa scene in the nursery.  Based on the fact that the parents saw Africa earlier, what can be inferred about the children's answer?

• The nursery is broken and no one knows it.
• The children are lying, and Wendy ran ahead to change the room scene.
• The parents are causing Africa to show on the walls.
• Peter is innocent. Wendy is to blame for the scene of Africa.

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Simon imagines this "beast" as, "a picture of a human, at once..."

• heroic and sick."
• scary and powerful."
• ugly and psychotic."
• like Jack and Ralph."

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The narrator writes, "And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly." What is meant by this? 

• He tripped on a stump while running.
• He fainted and passed out.
• He was doing cartwheels in excitement. 
• He was skydiving.

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(10 %) I _____ watch TV on weekdays. 

• never 
• seldom
• normally
• usually 

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Which of the following BEST describes Jem's social beliefs?

• "Sometimes [Hot Steams] stretch all the way across the road, but if you hafta go through one you say, 'Angel-bring, life-in-death; get off the road.'"
• "Jem told me I was being a girl, that girls awlays imagined things, that's why people hated them so."
• "No he don't, if he did he'd say he did."
• "Jem looked at me furiously, coudl not decline [to pick up the tire], ran down the sidewalk, treaded water at the gate, then dashed in and retrieved the tire." 

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What did the Space Team give Katherine as an engagement present

• a pearl necklace

• a coffee cup

• money for the honeymoon

• a party

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What does the celebration of Hanukkah reveal about Mr. Dussel?

• He does not like parties and being around people.

• He is not a practicing Jew because he knows nothing about Hanukkah.

• He thinks St. Nicholas is real and would rather celebrate St. Nicholas Day.

• He is greedy and would like better presents.

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Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

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