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In the following quote, what does "shinny" most likely mean?
Miss Maudie Atkinson baked a Lane cake with so much shinny it made me tight.

• Alcohol
• Coconut
• Love
• Food coloring

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The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon was was uncoiling slowly.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole

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A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• personification
• poem
• metaphor
• simile

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Joey is crazy like a fox.

• simile
• metaphor

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Why did Nick describe Gatsby's heart as being in a "constant, turbulent riot" (99) when he was young?

• Gatsby regretted not having gotten a good education
• Gatsby was very upset that he wasn't rich
• Gatsby secretly knew he had killed someone in his past
• He was still discovering who he was, what he valued, and what he wanted to do

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Which phrase suggests that the ship has survived a difficult situation?

• "the prize we sought"
• "O Captain!"
• "the bells I hear"
• "our fearful trip"

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The teacher futilely asked the students to be quiet as she reviewed. The students simply would not listen. Which of the following is a synonym for futilely?

• patiently

• carefully

• forcefully

• unsuccessfully

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(1)The breeze felt like a refreshing drink of lemonade. (2)The night air was fuel for my work, and it was a beautiful night. (3)If I was going to finish writing this test, then it was going to be the longest night of my life. (4)Then like booming thunder, a light bulb went off in my head. (5) I searched for the perfect program where I could peruse several small suggestions swiftly. (6) Sadly, my time on Herculean efforts on Google reminded me of a crazy Spongebob Squarepants episode. (7) Even though I knew what I was searching for, it didn’t go well. (8) It seems that I will be working like a dog for tonight. (9) One good thing did happen, though: I finally discovered what one calls a super articulate dinosaur... a Thesaurus..., and next time a dinosaur drops by for lunch, I'll know how to properly invite him. "Tea, Rex?"

The underlined sentence that is written in red font shows which TWO examples of figurative language?

• allusion

• personification

• idiom

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

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Why does Scout call Atticus "feeble"?

• Atticus is older then other children's fathers in Maycomb. He wears glasses and likes to read.

• Atticus is very old and he needs a cane to walk

• Scout doesn't know what feeble means

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What term means: A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Syntax

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