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Read the excerpt from "John Burns: The Unlikely Civil War Hero.”"I am going out to see what’s going on,” Burns said to his wife. Then he left the safety of his home while most of the town’s citizens hid in their cellars.

A
Heroes sometimes move toward danger, not away from it.
B
People are only heroic when they act alone.
C
People are heroic when they leave loved ones.
D
Heroes are determined to stand up for their beliefs.
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What caused soldiers of the Confederate army to bring injured John Burns home to his wife in “John Burns: The Unlikely Civil War Hero”?

A
They wanted to do something kind for the Union army after the battle.
B
They felt guilty that they had hurt a non-soldier while fighting the Union.
C
They wanted to find the location of other soldiers in the Union army.
D
They thought he was too elderly and too oddly dressed to be a Union soldier.
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Which can a reader learn from "Sugihara"as opposed to "Home Front Diary"?

A
how the rationing of food and materials worked during the war
B
how Jewish people were discriminated against during the war
C
how people had to adjust the way they lived their lives during war
D
how censorship was used to protect soldiers during the war
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Which can a reader learn from "Home Front Diary" as opposed to "Sugihara"?

A
how families responded to the war
B
how difficult life was for consulate employees in Europe
C
how difficult life was for Jewish people in the United States
D
how teenagers supported the war effort
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Which point of view is used in "Rider in the City"?

A
first person
B
second person
C
third-person limited
D
third-person omniscient
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In "Rider in the City," what type of character is Margie?

A
static character because she changes
B
dynamic character because she changes
C
static character because she stays the same
D
dynamic character because she stays the same
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In "Rider in the City," what type of character is Rider?

A
a protagonist, because he is the main character
B
a protagonist, because he does something good for his sister
C
an antagonist, because he doesn't get along with his sister
D
an antagonist, because he doesn't like Brooklyn
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Read the excerpt from Matilda by Roald Dahl."What about something much harder, like two times four hundred and eighty-seven? Could you tell me that?""I think so, yes," Matilda said."Are you sure?""Why yes, Miss Honey, I'm fairly sure.""What is it then, two times four hundred and eighty-seven?"

A
Matilda is very good at multiplication, but she does not know how to divide.
B
Miss Honey desperately wants Matilda to get a wrong answer.
C
Miss Honey is stunned by Matilda’s ability to multiply high numbers.
D
Matilda wants to impress Miss Honey with her multiplication skills.
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Which excerpt from Matilda is an implicit detail that best demonstrates Miss Honey's concern for all her students?

A
Their teacher was called Miss Honey, and she could not have been more than twenty-three or twenty-four.
B
She had a lovely pale oval madonna face with blue eyes and her hair was light-brown.
C
“Don’t worry, Lavender, you’ll soon catch up,” Miss Honey said, lying through her teeth.
D
She was considerably shaken by this exchange but took care not to show it.

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