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Which contrast best helps develop the theme of friendship in this chapter of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?

A
the contrast between T.J.’s friendship with Cassie Logan and his friendship with Stacey Logan
B
the contrast between T.J.’s friendship with R.W. and Melvin and his friendship with Cassie and Stacey
C
the contrast between T.J.’s friendship with R.W. Simms and his friendship with Melvin Simms
D
the contrast between T.J.’s friendship with Little Willie Wiggins and his friendship with Moe Turner
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Read this excerpt from "On Becoming an Inventor" by Dean Kamen.From this well-stocked basement came a whole new set of really neat projects. My younger brother, Mitch, and his friends, as well as some of my own friends, would come after school to help. At sixteen I was now a young entrepreneur, paying them for their help. I was surprised by the number of orders I was getting for more and more equipment. Soon I didn't have time to build and design new things. Giving over this work to other kids gave me more time to do what I wanted to do. This went on after school and all summer long.

A
informal; he uses slang to entertain his readers.
B
informal; his purpose is to inform and entertain the reader with his personal experiences.
C
formal; he uses complex words and ideas to inform the reader of complicated scientific procedures.
D
formal; his purpose is to persuade the reader to take part in important scientific inventions.
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Read the excerpt from "The Eagle” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls,And like a thunderbolt he falls.

A
The
B
wrink-
C
be-
D
him
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Besides stealing guilty glances at his watch, which of Ellery Queen's actions foreshadows his late arrival to Miss Carpenter's classroom in "Object Lesson, Part 1"?

A
using the main entrance of the school
B
thinking about the bell ringing at 8:40
C
planning to speak about criminals
D
living in the neighborhood
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Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry."All right," Papa said, directing us toward the church. But as we neared the building, we were stopped by the Laniers. As the grown-ups talked, Little Willie Wiggins and Moe Turner, standing with several other boys, motioned to Stacey from the road. Stacey wandered away to speak to them and Christopher-John, Little Man, and I went too.

A
judgmental
B
fearful
C
curious
D
humorous

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