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Read the excerpt from "Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?”But I didn’t sleep. I thought about how utterly miserable it would feel to mess up on stage, plus get a vile grade in English class, plus watch Allison gloat. I got up before my alarm went off, arrived at school early, and slogged through the day like a sleepwalker. Finally the last bell chimed."Ready?” Shondra asked, when we were alone again in the spare classroom. We had two hours until we had to meet our teacher backstage.

A
The slow pace highlights how exhausted the narrator was on her big day.
B
The slow pace gives the narrator time to carefully plot out her next move.
C
The fast pace intensifies the conflict between the narrator and Allison.
D
The fast pace increases the narrator’s urgency in learning her lines.
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Which statement best expresses the theme of "Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?”

A
A friend’s genuine help can actually cause one pain.
B
One must get along with everyone in order to succeed.
C
Sometimes, one’s weakness can become one’s strength.
D
In order to succeed, one must have an enemy to focus on.
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Read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart.”And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it—oh so gently! And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no light shone out, and then I thrust in my head. Oh, you would have laughed to see how cunningly I thrust it in! I moved it slowly—very, very slowly, so that I might not disturb the old man's sleep. It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed. Ha! would a madman have been so wise as this?

A
gleeful.
B
indifferent.
C
irritated.
D
curious.
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Read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart.”It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it.

A
is confused by his affection for the old man.
B
struggles with his decision to kill the old man.
C
is confused by the old man’s mistreatment of him.
D
struggles with his desire for the old man’s wealth.
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Karishma is reading "The Tell-Tale Heart." She reads an excerpt, looks for clues, and makes a prediction about what happens next. Read the same excerpt and her prediction.His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness, (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers,) and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing it on steadily, steadily.Karishma predicted that the narrator would carry out the murder plot undetected. Next, read the subsequent excerpt that Karishma read. I had my head in, and was about to open the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon the tin fastening, and the old man sprang up in bed, crying out—"Who's there?"

A
The narrator will carry out the murder plot undetected.
B
The narrator will be seen, but not heard as the murder is committed.
C
The narrator will carry out the murder, challenged by the old man.
D
The narrator will immediately turn himself in to the authorities.
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Read the excerpt from "Lise Marie de Baissac."In Normandy, Baissac pretended to be a refugee from Paris living in the house of a schoolmaster. There, she helped to set up more resistance groups and organize sabotage actions. Again traveling by bicycle, she maintained secret communications between groups and transported supplies. This was extremely dangerous work. Often covering forty miles in a single day, she carried arms and explosives as well as information about targets. Her actions, along with those of her colleagues, often delayed the arrival of German reinforcements to the front lines of battle.

A
When she lived in Normandy, Baissac assumed a different identity in order to complete important work while she lived there.
B
Baissac’s goal was to get in the way of German troop movement, and she was often successful when she worked with resistance groups.
C
Baissac did significant work as a spy when she lived in Normandy, sometimes traveling by bicycle to complete her tasks.
D
As a spy in Normandy, Baissac performed a variety of important and sometimes dangerous tasks in order to get in the way of German troops.
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Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: Romeo, come forth; come forth, thou fearful man:Affliction is enamour’d of thy parts,And thou art wedded to calamity.

A
You have not had enough disaster in your life.
B
You often have disaster around you.
C
Your marriage will be a complete disaster.
D
Your confusion is the cause of many disasters.
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In Act III, scenes iii and iv of Romeo and Juliet, how does Capulet complicate the central conflict?

A
by banishing Romeo for killing Juliet’s cousin Tybalt
B
by forcing Paris to marry Juliet against his will
C
by deciding to hasten Juliet’s marriage to Paris
D
by refusing to recognize Romeo and Juliet’s marriage
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Which lines from Act III, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet show Friar Laurence believes Romeo should be grateful for his nonfatal punishment? Select three options.Thou fond mad man, hear me but speak a word.Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.A gentler judgment vanish’d from his lips,This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not.I bring thee tidings of the prince’s doom.

A
Thou fond mad man, hear me but speak a word.
B
Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.
C
A gentler judgment vanish’d from his lips,
D
This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not.
E
I bring thee tidings of the prince’s doom.
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In Act III, scenes iii and iv of Romeo and Juliet, why does Nurse most likely go to see Friar Laurence and Romeo?

A
because she is concerned about Juliet’s well-being
B
because she is angry at Romeo for killing Tybalt
C
because she is worried about Romeo’s commitment to Juliet
D
because she is confused about Juliet’s whereabouts

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