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“A dare is a dare,” Ben heard his friend Tony say behind him as he walked up the creaking steps.
The October wind started blowing harder the closer Ben got to the front door. Old, grey wood covered in spider webs surrounded him.
There’s no way out this now, he thought. Why did I make up that story in the first place?
“Come on, man!” Tony called to Ben. “I don’t have all day!”
Ben glanced down at the rusted, metal door handle. He could see teeny bumps covering his skin like the chicken he sometimes saw his mom making for dinner.
He closed his eyes, grabbed the cold, metal handle, and pushed the door open.
The author focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character. By doing so, the author helps the reader understand

• what makes Tony send Ben to the old house
• what Tony thinks about Ben’s adventure.
• how Ben feels about making up a story.
• how the abandoned house seems to Tony

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What happened to most of Ivan's drawings?

• Mack put them on his wall
• They were sold in the gift shop
• Bob ate them
• Julia took them to school

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Our fingernails grow about three or four times as fast as our toenails.  The fingernails that are on the longest fingers grow faster than the fingernails on the shorter fingers.   The nails grow faster in the summer than in the winter.  Fingernails on the:

• first finger grow fastest
• middle finger grow fastest
• thumb grow fastest

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Which question is answered in paragraph 5?
Now the adults became worried, and everyone started looking.  Aunt Pat ran frantically from family to family all over the park, asking if anyone had seen her.  Just as Uncle Bill was about to notify the police, Michael hollered, “Here she is!”

• Which family member located Rosie?
• Where was Rosie hiding in Brookside Park?
• Why will this picnic be remembered by the family?
• Why is Rosie the winner of hide-and-seek?

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Fish can go without food for a long time if they have plants to nibble on.  Some fish have lived for three months without being fed.  Fish that eat just meat or other fish must have food much more often.  How long fish can live without food:

• cannot be known
• depends on what food the fish usually eats
• depend on the owner

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How did Anna and Caleb first know the wagon was coming?

• They saw a yellow bonnet
• The dust rose above the road.
• The cows and sheep looked up.
• The dogs came out from under the porch.

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The loud sound that Doon heard when he first entered the tunnels was:

• The generator
• The river
• Workmen with tools

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Nick had great respect for Mrs. Granger. How do you know?

• Nick sent her $1000

• Nick attended her retirement party

• Nick apologized for his silly behavior in her class

• Nick set up a scholarship fund in her honor

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Who does Kenny think is his "saver"?

• LJ

• Cody

• Byron

• Rufus

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How did Ruby's grandfather prove that he respected Ruby and found her to be very special?

• He gave her a red lantern

• He sent her away to be married

• He gave her a letter accepting her to a university

• He gave her money

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