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A summary is...

• A list of key details in the text that are placed in the correct order.
• A short paragraph in a fictional story that reveals the big idea, lesson, or moral.
• A short paragraph that you create which includes the main idea of the text and some key important details.
• A short paragraph that you find in the text which includes the main idea and some key details.

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What is the relationship between Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss like? 

• They get along well. 
• They fight all the time. 
• They don't ever talk to one another. 
• How would I know? 

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Which of the following is the better objective summary of The Lion King?

• This Disney animated feature follows the adventures of the young lion Simba, the heir of his father, Mufasa. Simba's wicked uncle, Scar, plots to usurp Mufasa's throne by luring father and son into a stampede of wildebeests. But Simba escapes, and only Mufasa is killed. Simba returns as an adult to take back his homeland from Scar with the help of his friends Timon and Pumbaa.
• In a tear jerker story, a young lion, Simba, becomes the victim of his cruel Uncle Scar’s plot to take the throne. After finding himself with the help of his friends Timon and Pumbaa, Simba heroically returns to Pride Rock where he overpowers Scar. While the film is charming and inspiring, the likelihood of a vegetarian lion beating his dominant uncle in a fight is hard to swallow.

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Romeo and Juliet are called star-crossed lovers because

• it is their fate that they should not be together.
• they were destined to die and be cast in the sky as stars.
• their paths keep crossing but they never get to meet each other.
• they both love astronomy.

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Which of the following best summarizes the meaning of this passage? The boy wanted to say something other than, Thank you, m'am, to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but he couldn't do so as he turned at the barren stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door.

• Roger realized how inadequate a mere thank you was for all Mrs. Jones had done for him.
• Roger wanted to say something nasty to Mrs. Jones, but he restrained himself.
• Roger did not really want to thank Mrs. Jones because he felt that she forced him to go with her.
• Roger had planned to say something, but it completely escaped his mind.

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What is a major mood in the novel Frankenstein?

• happiness
• fun
• joy
• loneliness

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One hot summer day, a weary fox padded down a dusty road, desperate for food and drink. He had traveled for miles without finding so much as a berry to nibble or a puddle of water to sip from.

Suddenly, a beautiful aroma filled the air. The fox sniffed and sniffed, his mouth watering in anticipation. Then he looked up. Several feet above him, trailing along a trellis, was a vine full of juicy grapes.

The fox jumped up, but he could not reach them. Then he backed up, took a running start, and leaped as high as he could. Still, the grapes remained out of reach. Again and again, he tried, with no success.

Finally, exhausted and faint from his efforts, the fox gave up and went on his way. "Oh, well," he sneered, "no big loss. I could tell those grapes were sour anyway."

In this passage, the grapes symbolize—

• something that a person wants but can't have

• a desire to be happy and independent

• a delicious, satisfying meal

• a decision that is difficult to make

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Which quote does NOT support the theme that things in life change very quickly?

• “Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold.”

• “Her early leaf's a flower; /But only so an hour.”

• “So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.”

• All of the above support the theme

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Even though the Volkswagen was used and broke down frequently, it represented...

• kindness

• bravery

• freedom

• sadness

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Chapter 3: What is significant about the hay harvest?

• It is an even bigger success than they had hoped

• It is smaller than they had hoped

• Mr. Jones comes back to help them

• The neighboring farms assist with the harvest

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