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What lingering pain did the Giver give to Jonas?

• skinned knee
• broken leg
• a virus
• mashed finger

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What is the most conspicuous difference between The Receiver's dwelling and Jonas'?

• The bed.
• The luxurious fabrics.
• The curved table legs.
• The books.

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How is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come different from the others?

• He exists only in imagination
• He is spooky and doesn't speak
• He talks a million miles an hour
• He transports Scrooge through space

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What information does Holden finally give the reader about Allie's funeral?

• Allie was cremated not buried
• It made him very sad
• There were too many phoneys there
• He never went because he was in the hospital

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 Lady Macbeth 

•  Commits suicide
• Invokes the powers of evil to help her influence her husband to commit murder and treason 
• challenges Macbeth's manhood 
• all of the above 

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At the end of the story, what motivates Mr. White to wish his dead son away?

• His love for his wife and anger at Sgt. Morris.
• His belief in the paw and his fear of its power.
• His anger at his wife and disbelief in the paw.
• His greed and desire to see his son again.

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Which event is an example of how Fletcher uses foreshadowing to prepare you for the dramatic action of the radio play? 

• Mother warns Adams about driving recklessly and picking up strangers. 
• Adams wants company and picks up a girl who is hitchhiking. 
• Adams telephones Mother from an auto camp in Gallup, New Mexico. 
• A gas station attendant offers to check the oil in Adams’s car. 

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The last sentence of the story is, “He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.” What important piece of plot information does that sentence give you?

• Zaroff has lost the final duel.
• Rainsford has safely reached his homeland.
• Rainsford has a history of sleep problems.
• Rainsford cares too much about luxuries.

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Which of these was NOT part of Atticus' closing statement?

• Mayella accused Tom to get rid of her own guilt

• Bob Ewell is definitely guilty and should go to jail

• Mayella and Bob Ewell assumed the jury would think all black people are bad

• Mayella's crime was tempting a black man

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Mrs. Lance is my favorite teacher, but something is not right today. Mrs. Lance is sitting down at her desk more than usual, and she asked us to read a story silently and just answer the questions in the book. I glance back at her, and she is blowing her nose. A little while later, I see that her cheeks are kind-of red, and she is drinking a lot of water and eating some cough drops. After a little while, Mr. Dean, another teacher, comes into our classroom. Mrs. Lance takes her purse and leaves, while Mr. Dean stays. What is wrong with Mrs. Lance?

• She is tired
• She is sleepy
• She is worried
• She is sick

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