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Piggy compares seeing Jack to  _______________

• Like having an asthma attack and not the inhaler
• Like asthma and you can't breathe
• Like having asthma
• Like having breathing problems.

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The staccato popping of small arms around the field and the shells exploding overhead brought me back to my time in an Afghanistan combat zone.

• NO CHANGE 
• were exploding
• exploded
• explode

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What is the use of irony to show contempt or mock an individual?

• sarcasm
• insubordination
• verbal irony
• situational irony

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"Your harsh criticisms are like fish hooks that pierce my confidence."

• simile
• metapor
• hyperbole
• personification 

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“Oh no!” exclaimed Darcy. “Look at my shoes!”

Mom leaned over and noted a speck of dirt on the gray leather. “What a tragedy,” said Mom.

“They’re ruined!”

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Not Ironic

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That's her book

• It's his

• It's her

• It's his notebook

• It's hers

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My aunt went to the psychic fair because she hoped to find a clairvoyant who would be able to see what would happen to her marriage and career in the next few years. The word clairvoyant means:

• a traveller

• one who analyzes the past

• a job or life coach

• one who is able to predict or foretell future events

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Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

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Which one of the following IS a simile?

• Her hair was like snow.

• You are my sunshine.

• Success is key.

• He is a night owl.

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Tybalt sends a letter to challenge Romeo to a duel. Mercutio describes Tybalt's fighting skills as "by the _______."

• skin of his teeth

• love

• death

• book

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