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Read the excerpt from "The People Could Fly.”And the old man, old Toby, flew behind them, takin care of them. He wasn’t cryin. He wasn’t laughin. He was the seer. His gaze fell on the plantation where the slaves who could not fly waited.

A
gaze and fly
B
old and care
C
takin and laughin
D
seer and plantation
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Which excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street best states the overall message?

A
As they stand there, fearful, apprehensive, mothers clutching children, men standing in front of wives.
B
"I do know who it is. I know who the monster is here. I know who it is that doesn't belong. I swear to you I know."
C
"With few variations. They pick the most dangerous enemy they can find . . . and it's themselves. And all we need do is sit back . . . and watch."
D
"And the pity of it is . . . that these things cannot be confined to . . . The Twilight Zone!"
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Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March.[The Peace Ponies] soon figured out what they could do. In addition to attending the weekday mass meetings, they would participate in Saturday-morning training sessions where young activists were taught the two fundamental precepts of the civil rights movement. The first of these consisted of using "direct action" strategies to confront injustice, such as picketing stores targeted by the Selective Buying Campaign and holding sit-ins at segregated lunch counters. The other related precept was nonviolence – that is, carrying out these actions quietly and respectfully without resorting to violence, regardless of how white people, including the police, reacted.How does the author use third-person narration in this excerpt?

A
to describe the progress of the civil rights movement
B
to detail the careful preparation of young activists
C
to reveal the economic results of boycotts
D
to explain strategies for ending police violence
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The most important idea in a text is the

A
central idea.
B
key detail.
C
main relationship.
D
signal word.
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Which excerpt from “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” best reveals that Lemon Brown has grown to trust Greg?

A
"What you doing here? How come you didn’t go on home when the rain come?"
B
"Best you stay awhile till the coast is clear. I'm heading out west tomorrow, out to east St. Louis."
C
"Didn't I tell you every man got a treasure?" Lemon Brown said. "You want to see mine?"
D
"I used to travel around and make money to feed my wife and Jesse – that's my boy's name. Used to feed them good, too."

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