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During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

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Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

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What is the theme of this story? 

• Don't be greedy.
• Work together.
• Respect your elders. 
• Don't steal.

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"The slip of paper...had a black spot on it, the black spot Mr. Summers had made the night before with the heavy pencil in the coal company office." This passage supports the story's"

• Foreshadowing
• Situational Irony
• Symbolism
• Theme

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Which of the following is an accurate theme from The Diary of Anne Frank.

• Children always suffer more than adults in times of war.
• In order to survive, people must put up walls and protect their own family first.
• People can show surprising courage in life-threatening situations.
• Fear causes people to give up on life.

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Which passage by Marley best summarizes the theme of the play?

• "Yes, Ebenezer, the bedpost is your own.  Believe it!"
• "Scrooge was better than his word."
• "Gifts--goods--are lifeless.  But the gift of goodness one feels in giving is full of life."
• "Are there no prisons?  Are there no workhouses?"

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What is the theme of the story?

• Not everything is as it seems

• Stone people to have a successful harvest

• Blindly following a tradition can be disastrous

• Winning is always best

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Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

What is Frost thinking about in this poem?

• Love

• Desire

• Hate

• The end of the world

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Mama also claims the slaves were taught Christianity in order to _____.

• encourage them to accept their positions in life

• help them be better people

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When Curtis transferred to our high school from some fancy private school, I was assigned the job of showing him around our building. First, I showed him our trophy case. Our school has done put together some quality teams and programs over the years, so our trophy case was pretty full. Curtis was not impressed. He claimed that the trophy case at his old school was at least twice as big as ours and much more crowded. Next I showed him our swimming pool. Not every high school has a swimming pool, so we were proud of ours, but Curtis couldn't care less. "The swimming pool at my old school is bigger and more modern. This one looks kind of dirty," he said with disdain. I continued to guide Curtis around the school, showing him our cafeteria, gymnasium, and even our garden, but Curtis seemed disappointed with everything that he saw. He'd quickly compare it to his old school, which in his words was superior to ours in every way. The last thing I showed Curtis was the front door. I told him that he would like this one best because he could walk through it and go back to his old school.

What is the theme of the story?

• Do not criticize things that are dear to others.

• A thing worth doing is worth doing correctly; cutting corners comes at a cost; better to do a thing once the right way then many times the wrong way.

• Give credit where credit is due; a good relationship has to have some give and take.

• Treat others as you wish to be treated; what goes around, comes around.

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