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The poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words." Why might the poet have written that the tune has no words?

• To emphasize that hope does not need to be put into words to be felt
• to point out that it is very difficult for people to express whether they feel hopeful or not
• To suggest that people are usually unable to understand the feeling of hope
• To indicate that people who are always hopeful are also often forgetful

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What is theme in a story?

• The main idea
• The solution to the story
• The lesson of the story
• The author's purpose

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What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

• Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
• Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
• Shawn would do anything for Angela.
• Angela is really pretty. 

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When Cole carries the rock up the hill each morning, what does the rock represent?

• his life choices
• his anger
• his ancestors
• his feelings

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What does Mr. Frank mean when he says Anne "puts me to shame"?

• He remembers that he could not protect his family from their fate.
• He believes that his daughter's hope for humanity far exceeds his.
• He wishes that he had been a better father.
• He is ashamed of how she treated her mother.

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What does it mean for a society to have the "Illusion of Utopia"?

• It means citizens in the society didn't want to live in a dystopia anymore because they were unhappy, so they moved to a utopia

• The "Illusion of Utopia" is a magic trick that is often performed by the leaders in a dystopian society to entertain the children and old people

• "Illusion of Utopia" does not exist in any societies

• It means that the people in the society believe they are living in the best kind of society, better than what existed before and better than what else could exist now

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The musicians asked me to help put instruments back on the buses, but I can't find THEM. (This is vague. Who could "them" refer to in this sentence?)

• musicians, instruments, and buses

• musicians

• musicians and instruments

• instruments and buses

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What is the passive aggressive term Mother uses to refer to Father, a term that Bruno knows he is not allowed to use?

• "he who must be obeyed"

• "my dear husband"

• "that man"

• "some people"

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It's been a roller-coaster.

All my twenty-seven years.

Sometimes it's wonderful.

Sometimes I'm in tears.

What does the roller-coaster symbolize?

• the narrator's life

• a ride in an amusement park

• a dream

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"Hello" is the expression of...

• Greeting

• Leave taking

• Thanking

• Apologizing

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