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.
What caused soldiers of the Confederate army to bring injured John Burns home to his wife in “John Burns: The Unlikely Civil War Hero”?
Read the excerpt from “Drummer Man.”I was only 15 years old in April of 1861 when President Lincoln made the call for volunteers. Of course, I was too young to take up a soldier’s gun, but oh, how I wanted to sign on and serve! There I was, caught in those years halfway between a boy and a man. The boy part of me wanted the adventure of it all. It wanted to see the world beyond Kentucky in a powerful way.
Which can a reader learn from "Sugihara"as opposed to "Home Front Diary"?
Which can a reader learn from "Home Front Diary" as opposed to "Sugihara"?
Which point of view is used in "Rider in the City"?
In "Rider in the City," what type of character is Margie?
In "Rider in the City," what type of character is Rider?
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?"
Which excerpt from Matilda is an implicit detail that best demonstrates Miss Honey's concern for all her students?
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