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What will happen if Jonas dies?

• His memories will go back to the people.
• The Giver will receive his memories.
• He will forget everything.
• His parents will receive his bad memories.

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Based on context clues in the passage below, truncated means ______________.

I was upset that the ebook file was truncated because I couldn't find out how the story ended.

• Finished
• Cut short 
• Boring
• Too long

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Why was it so important to Billy to cut down the large sycamore tree that his dogs had chased the raccoon to?

• He didn't want to let his dogs down.
• He didn't want to let his grandpa down.
• He needed the money from the raccoon hide.
• Billy wanted to let everyone know that he could cut down that large tree.

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Which clue might lead you to predict that the neighbors will become suspicious of each other?

• Man One's comment that they are crazy to be listening to Tommy
• Don's assurance that the meteor could affect the machines
• Woman's comment that Tommy has been reading too many comics
• Steve's joke that they should run a check to see who's really human

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In Greek mythology, Achilles's mother dips him in a river that protects his body wherever it touches. His heel does not get wet, so it is the one part of his body left unprotected. During the Trojan War, an arrow hits Achilles in the heel and kills him.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Red velvet cupcakes were Stacy's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily.

• A source of strength
• A sole weakness

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What are the women doing before the lottery?

• Avoiding each other's eyes
• Running around looking for their children
• Gathering together the materials for the lottery
• Standing together and gossiping

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What can we infer about Natalie?

• Her family doesn't know what her disability is.
• Her family feels she should be placed in an asylum.
• Her family thinks she's completely normal.
• Her family thinks she will never get better.

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Does the narrator hate the old man?

• yes
• no

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At the end of the story, Herbert stops knocking at the door because

• he realizes he is dead and has to get back to the cemetery. 
• he feels bad for waking up his parents in the middle of the night. 
• he remembers he didn't bring the 200 pounds with him.
• his father makes a final wish for him to be dead.

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The poem which Pony remembers is about how _____. (p. 77)

• things which are golden and fresh will eventually fade

• people can be very cruel to each other

• loneliness is something that everyone feels

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