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____________ is a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.

• Idiom
• Irony
• Hyperbole
• Humor

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Luis pondered the idea, remaining deep in thought for half a minute or so. What does pondered mean?

• rejected
• laughed at
• agreed with
• thought about

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The narrator writes, "And the ground rushed up to meet me very suddenly." What is meant by this? 

• He tripped on a stump while running.
• He fainted and passed out.
• He was doing cartwheels in excitement. 
• He was skydiving.

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Max was known as "kicker" when he was in preschool because he kicked people when they "tried to throw _____________ on him, like it were the medicine he needed."

• hugs
• sweaters
• Tylenol
• robots

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"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia

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languish

• flourish

• weaken

• suffer

• decay

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Lucy was furious about her spelling grade. She kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.

Why does the author use the word furious instead of mad in the example above?

• Furious is a fancier word than mad.

• Lucy was really upset.

• Lucy wasn't that mad at all.

• Lucy was going home.

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Mama says Cassie has to _____ about life.

• face reality

• remain unaware

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It is difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you, even if that person is penitent and expresses regret for their decisions.

• manxome

• apologetic

• happy

• sly

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On page 30, Bruno describes the people he sees out the window, and he says, "They were everyone."

What does Bruno mean by "everyone?"

• That everyone besides their family was in the camp.

• That they were just ordinary people like you would see everyday.

• That they were all men.

• That they were people with no relatives.

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