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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.And that was when Turner suddenly knew that he was late for dinner, that Reverend Buckminster would be figuring that he'd fallen into some rocky chasm or drowned in the sea, or worse yet, that he'd come up with some other way to embarrass the new minister. And he figured that when he showed up alive after all, his father would stand on the porch and look at him in a way that said Turner would never be the kind of son he had hoped for—it

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Turner does not want to become a minister.
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the reverend is always critical of him.
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Turner does not like to explore on his own.
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the reverend yells at him from the pulpit.
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Which details of daily life in coastal Maine hint that the story takes place in a past era? Select two answers.

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together they climbed up to the center of the island
B
she showed him the graves and they stood quietly together
C
one- and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks
D
high dune grass hid the paths up to the houses
E
the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood
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Turner agrees with the townspeople that Malaga Island should be emptied of people, and he feels guilty since Lizzie is his friend.
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Turner realizes that his playing with Lizzie was the wrong thing to do, and he feels bad about it.
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Turner feels guilty that he took a boat to Malaga Island, had supper there, and lied to his father about it.
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Turner likes Malaga Island but cannot defend it because the townspeople do not want him associating with African Americans.
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At which point does the author develop the conflict between the people of Phippsburg and those of Malaga Island in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy?

b
before Turner travels to the island
a
after Turner travels to the island
b
before Turner meets Lizzie Bright
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when Turner is eating with Lizzie’s family
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."It's not his fault, Reverend," said Mr. Stonecrop smoothly. "It's not his fault at all. That's how they are. They're sly and crafty, making out all the time that they're dumb. But they're thinking, thinking, plotting, plotting. Here's the minister's son, they think, and if we can just get him on our side, we'll get the minister. And if we get the minister, we get the church. And if we get the church—you see how it goes. That's how they used your son. And it wasn't the old Preacher Griffin that they sent out to you, boy, was it? No, sir. It wasn't the old preacher. Why don't you go on ahead and tell your father who you were with today.""Lizzie."

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lying about what happened to Turner.
B
comparing Turner to Lizzie Griffin.
C
citing facts against Preacher Griffin.
D
telling a story of his experience there.
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Which is an example of external conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy?

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Turner likes the beach better than the town.
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Lizzie is not sure she will like the boy on the beach.
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Turner does not like how his father treats him.
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Turner likes Malaga Island but cannot say so.
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Read the excerpts from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.Excerpt 1:Turner shifted the pail of clams to his other hand, and they followed the curve of the beach past the schoolhouse—the trimmest building on the island—past more shingled one-room homes . . .Excerpt 2:"We tried educating them. We built a school and hired a teacher, all at the town's expense. But that didn't do a single bit of good. . . . There will be those in town who insist that we should keep the school up, that we should spend even more money than we have from the town treasury on other schemes well-intentioned but foolish.”

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well cared for by the townspeople.
B
the only building by the beach.
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very close to the people’s homes.
D
the only one for all the island’s students.
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A , static character stays the same even though there is conflict in the story.

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the island’s tall pine trees
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the island’s rocks that boats can hit
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the island’s closeness to the mainland
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the island’s high waves that beat the shore
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At the end of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, why does Reverend Buckminster side with the Phippsburg townspeople against the people of Malaga Island?

M
Mr. Stonecrop describes how much money the island people have taken from the Phippsburg townspeople.
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The reverend finds out that Turner’s baseball bat and glove were left on the beach, not the front porch.
M
Mr. Stonecrop talks about the people in town who would support those on Malaga Island.
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The reverend learns that Turner went to the island with Lizzie Griffin, an African American girl.

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