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Which excerpt from "Math Curse" best helps the reader predict the narrator's main conflict?

A
"I look in my closet, and the problems get worse: I have 1 white shirt, 3 blue shirts, 3 striped shirts, and that ugly plaid shirt my Uncle Zeno sent me."
B
"ON MONDAY in Math class, Mrs. Fibonacci says, "YOU KNOW, you can think of almost everything as a math problem."
C
"Each pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Each pie is cut into 6 equal slices. And you know what that means: fractions."
D
"THE WHOLE morning is one problem after another. There are 24 kids in my class."
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Which detail from "Drawn to Barre" best supports the idea that stonecutters unions’ fought for workers’ rights?

A
By 1900, the Barre Granite Cutters' Union had over 1000 members and was the largest in the United States.
B
Many who came to Barre had an interest in politics. Some stonecutters wanted to start labor unions.
C
The rules for entry became stricter over the next 20 years. By then the people of Barre had already formed a union.
D
At the start of the 20th century, the union realized that breathing stone dust while working was extremely dangerous to workers, and tried to raise awareness about conditions.
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Read the excerpt from "Homesickness."He himself sat down behind his desk and fixed me with a penetrating but not unkindly eye.

A
It makes the doctor seem like he is falling for the narrator's trick.
B
It makes the doctor seem like a person who is not very nice.
C
It makes the doctor seem like an authority figure.
D
It makes the doctor seem like a teacher from the school.
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This photograph shows the Statue of Liberty.

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A
"It was designed so any stress was shifted to the steel supports inside – although the sea air did turn the copper surface to a soft green tarnish."
B
"It was shipped as 350 pieces in 214 crates – 31 tons of copper and 125 tons of steel."
C
"Inside, kerosene lamps were the only light. The air was stale, and it seemed like a place where accidents could happen."
D
"When we got there, the harbor was busy, and the island seemed a mess. The US Lighthouse Board was having some trouble with repairs."
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Which line from "Lady Liberty" is an opinion?

A
I liked the green better than the brown, because it made the statue seem older.
B
France was in charge of creating the statue and bringing it to New York City.
C
Along with the Declaration of Independence, she held a torch of enlightenment.
D
The US Lighthouse Board was having some trouble with repairs.
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Which best describes the purpose of "Draw to Barre"?

A
to entertain readers with a story about the residents of Barre
B
to convince readers to support Barre residents' political causes
C
to inform readers about how Barre grew and developed
D
to encourage readers to take up a specific trade, as the Barre residents did
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According to "Drawn to Barre," why were immigrants skilled in stonecutting attracted to Barre, Vermont?

A
There was an opera in the town.
B
They wanted to work on the railroad.
C
There were quarries in or near the town.
D
They wanted to form labor unions.
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The chart is from the passage "Drawn to Barre."

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A
to emphasize how the development of unions affected the population
B
to show how the population of Barre decreased when stone workers arrived
C
to emphasize how the growth of the railroad affected the population
D
to show how the population of Barre decreased when it became more artistic

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