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Read the excerpt from a folktale.The frog worried he would never get out of the bucket of cream. He began to swim in despair, kicking and churning as he croaked. Before long, he realized that the thick cream had turned into butter. He put his strong back feet on a slippery mound of butter and jumped right out of the bucket!Which theme can be found in this excerpt?

A
Small problems often have very complicated solutions.
B
Keep working through problems and a solution will be found.
C
Eating butter may be very good for an animal’s health.
D
Frogs are better at solving problems than human beings.
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Which excerpt has the greatest hyperbole?

A
The pear tree stood tall in the garden, waving her shady branches.
B
Leaves fell like confetti when the children scrambled up the tree.
C
The doctor’s office was empty as a tomb for months and months.
D
The children climbed higher than the sun’s rays that afternoon.
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Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”La Tia Miseria was blamed by these people for their troubles, of course. Not wishing to be unfair, the old woman made a deal with her prisoner, Death: if he promised not ever to come for her again, she would give him his freedom. He agreed. And that is why there are two things you can always count on running into in this world: Misery and Death: La miseria y la muerte.Which element of an allegory is found in this excerpt?

A
The message of the story explains something about life.
B
The message of the story is written to frighten readers.
C
The message of the story is exaggerated for children.
D
The message of the story shows that death is miserable.
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Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”One day, a traveler stopped at the old woman's hut and asked her for permission to spend the night under her roof. Aunty Misery saw that he had an honest face and bade the pilgrim come in. She fed him and made a bed for him in front of her hearth. In the morning the stranger told her that he would show his gratitude for her hospitality by granting her one wish.The allegory found in this excerpt expresses which symbolic message?

A
Old women should be careful of strangers.
B
You can’t judge people by looking at them.
C
Always show gratitude for hospitality.
D
Good deeds will be rewarded.
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Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”Many years passed, and there were no deaths in the world. The people who make their living from death began to protest loudly. The doctors claimed no one bothered to come in for examinations or treatments anymore, because they did not fear dying; the pharmacists' business suffered too because medicines are, like magic potions, bought to prevent or postpone the inevitable; priests and undertakers were unhappy with the situation also, for obvious reasons. There were also many old folks tired of life who wanted to pass on to the next world to rest from miseries of this one.This excerpt expresses which symbolic message found in the allegorical folktale?

A
Death can strengthen business.
B
Death can be easily prevented.
C
Death is an important part of life.
D
Death is something frightening.
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Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”The doctors claimed no one bothered to come in for examinations or treatments anymore, because they did not fear dying; the pharmacists' business suffered too because medicines are, like magic potions, bought to prevent or postpone the inevitable; priests and undertakers were unhappy with the situation also, for obvious reasons.What is the best explanation of the figurative language used in the underlined phrase?

A
Medicines are similar to magic potions because both are difficult and expensive to obtain.
B
Medicines can be compared to magic potions as a simile because both temporarily remove symptoms.
C
Medicines can be compared metaphorically to magic potions because both are used by doctors.
D
Medicines can be compared to magic potions because both contain examples of hyperbole.
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Which line from "Aunty Misery” contains a simile?

A
“‘I wish that anyone who climbs up my pear tree should not be able to come back down until I permit it.’”
B
One day, a traveler stopped at the old woman's hut and asked her for permission to spend the night under her roof.
C
With a heavy sigh like wind through a tomb, Senor Death climbed the pear tree.
D
And no matter how much he cursed and threatened, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to release Death.
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Which line from "Aunty Misery” is an example of a simile?

A
“‘There is only one thing that I desire,’ said Aunty Misery.”
B
“He answered her in a voice that was dry and hoarse, as if he had swallowed a desert.”
C
“The people who make their living from death began to protest loudly.”
D
"‘Ask and it shall be yours,’ replied the stranger, who was a sorcerer in disguise.”
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A theme is

A
something a character says in a story.
B
the main message found within a story.
C
an action taken somewhere in a story.
D
an idea someone has in a story.
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Which excerpt is an example of a simile?

A
Death arrived at her door like an unwelcome stray dog.
B
Aunty Misery was a grumpy bear when children were near.
C
The ripe pears were shiny gems, impossible to resist.
D
Wind blew its hot breath through the dusty village.

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