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Making Predictions in a Mystery: "Object Lesson" — Unit test

Question 14 • FL-1001010-M/J Language Arts 1 A-CR

Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2."He leaned against Louise's desk, forcing himself to relax.It was these "simple" problems. Nothing big and important like murder, blackmail, bank robbery. A miserable seven dollars lifted by a teenage delinquent in an overcrowded classroom . . .He thought furiously.Let the bell ring at 9:35 and the boy strut out of Miss Carpenter's room undetected, with his loot, and he would send up a howl like a wolf cub over his first kill.

Answer
A
that he may pass out if he does not stop and relax
B
that there are harder problems to solve in the world
C
that the thief would not have committed the crime if there weren't so many students in the class
D
that the thief has no idea that Ellery is aware of his plans to steal the seven dollars.
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