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Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:

• Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
•  Jill loves Mexican food.
• The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
•  Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

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What supporting detail might you find in the same article?

• People who eat healthy foods live longer
• Healthy foods include vegetables and protein
• Healthy foods are good for you
• Eating is necessary to sustain life

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What inference can you make about main ideas in writing?

• They're always based in fact and never opinion 
• To be effective, they must be supported by facts 
• In many essays, they have nothing to do with the topic 
• Most pieces of writing lack main ideas

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(v) to read carefully and thoroughly

• obsess
• peruse
• sustain
• oust

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Which of the following was NOT eliminated when the community went to Sameness?

• hills
• different types of food
• colors
• weather patterns

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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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Which is NOT an example of a challenge that Nya faces? 

• Illnesses brought on by the lack of clean water
• the fight to earn the right to go to school just like the boys
• the conflict between the Dinkas and the Nuers
• the daily search for water

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What is the purpose of the Releasing Room?

• Let off steam when someone makes you angry.

• To go when you are having emotional problems.

• Renew your lease on your apartment or house.

• When it is time for your death.

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Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.

• Floods cause mudslides.

• Floods damage houses and roads.

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The main challenge that Salva and the group face in Chapter 7 is

• They must kill a lion that tries to attack the group

• They must try to cross the Nile River

• They must try to find Marial's body

• They must try to find food in the desert

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