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Jackie is creating a Venn diagram about selling candy or fruit for a school fundraiser. Which should Jackie write on her diagram under the heading “Both Candy and Fruit”?

A
are healthy
B
do not go bad quickly
C
require refrigeration
D
are easily available
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It would have been the best dance ever if the seventh-grade fashion police weren't there, staring at me all night like a bunch of eagles.Which part of the sentence is a metaphor?

A
the best dance ever
B
the seventh-grade fashion police
C
staring at me all night
D
like a bunch of eagles
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Read each quotation from Barrio Boy and the statement below it. Which statement is a correct inference based on the quotation?

A
You never knew when a compadre or comadre, of your aunt, or your uncle, or your father, or your mother was watching.Ernesto's childhood was tense at times.
B
People talked to one another on the street in low tones; only drunks and muchachitos mal educados raised their voices, or the arrieros when they shouted to their donkeys.Ernesto's family owned a donkey.
C
Our train was still there, the flats and boxcars and coaches deserted, Mexican and American soldiers walking back and forth.Ernesto felt safe at the train station.
D
We stayed only one day at the hotel, long enough for me to become acquainted with the bathtub, located in another closet next to the toilet.Ernesto normally takes a bath every day.
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Which excerpts from "Two Kinds” show a connection between conflict and culture? Select two options.

A
“Three days after watching The Ed Sullivan Show, my mother told me what my schedule would be for piano lessons and piano practice.”
B
“My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America.”
C
“‘Why don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius! I can't play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn't go on TV if you paid me a million dollars!’ I cried.”
D
“My mother slapped me. ‘Who ask you be genius?’ she shouted. ‘Only ask you be your best. For you sake. You think I want you to be genius? Hnnh! What for! Who ask you!’”
E
“The instructor of the beauty training school had to lop off these soggy clumps to make my hair even again.”
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Read the resolution.Colleges should focus on multiple measures for admissions decisions instead of SAT scores.

A
Some colleges have removed SAT scores as a factor in determining admittance.
B
Colleges have traditionally used SAT scores as a factor in their admission-decision process.
C
Some students express themselves and present their intelligence in ways standardized tests cannot measure.
D
The SAT is a standardized test that provides colleges with a comprehensive overview of students’ achievements.

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