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The definitions of "Congenial is" 

• rude
• fake
• pleasant
• bitter

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Some of our men ______________ the barricades of the enemy's camp and captured their leader.

• nullified
• infiltrated
• stinted
• unflagging

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What is the mood as the story begins

• Cheerful, bright and colorful
• Dreary and ominous; there is a sense of fear and foreboding
• Dry and factual like a newspaper article
• Boring and nondescript; it is just an average day with an overcast sky

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The worst they expected was a ______ in a local paper.

• ransom
• diatribe
• comply
• proposition

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What does it mean to be gold? 

• to act jealous of Socs
• to love sunsets and rainbows
• to be young and fresh
• to be a loyal friend

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What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

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The bathroom was a hive as students gathered to hear the latest gossip. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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Why does Jonas decide that “apprehensive” is a better word for his feeling than “frightened”?

• He wants to use more sophisticated vocabulary, since he is turning twelve soon

• He thinks it expresses more precisely how he feels

• He likes words that begin with vowels

• His mother once used the word “apprehensive” and he admires her

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"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

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Your friend seemed to be _____________ by my question.

• annoyed

• annoying

• frightened

• frightening

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