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Which details from the text best support the author's purpose to inform the reader that the islands are amazing to him? Select three options.

A
There are plenty of giraffes and wild asses on the islands.
B
The wild boars on the island are as big as buffaloes, with 14 lb tusks.
C
The gryphon birds are monstrous in size.
D
The account of the gryphon bird is second-hand.
E
The islanders call the gryphons “rukhs.”
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What is the author’s main purpose for writing the memoir Night?

A
to describe the terrible conditions of war
B
to explain why a group of people were terrorized
C
to provide facts about an important time in history
D
to make people aware of the horrors of the Holocaust
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Read the excerpt from Daniel’s comparative essay.(1) Despite the many features shared by short and long fiction, the structure of a short story is very different from that of a novel. (2) A short story follows the rule of one. (3) It's about one person, and one important thing happens. (4) In contrast, a novel has time to develop many characters and explore many events.

A
It focuses on one main character and one main plot event.
B
That is, short stories just look at one character and one thing.
C
It talks about one main character and one important thing that happens.
D
What I mean is it centers on a main character and a single plot occurrence.
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Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars.”To ensure this isn’t a sham process, asylum officers and judges must be trained in child-sensitive interviewing techniques to help elicit information from fearful, traumatized youngsters. All children must also be represented by a volunteer or government-funded lawyer. Kids in Need of Defense, a nonprofit that recruits pro bono lawyers to represent immigrant children and whose board I serve on, estimates that 40 percent to 60 percent of these children potentially qualify to stay under current immigration laws—and do, if they have a lawyer by their side. The vast majority do not. The only way to ensure we are not hurtling children back to circumstances that could cost them their lives is by providing them with real due process.

A
It emphasizes that it is easy for children to get immigration status.
B
It reminds readers that young, innocent lives are being harmed by failed policies.
C
It helps to convince readers that immigration laws for children should be changed.
D
It helps to convince readers that more lawyers are needed to defend children.
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Which statement defines denotation?

A
It is the root of a word.
B
It is specialized terminology.
C
It is a word’s dictionary meaning.
D
It is a word’s meaning based on usage.

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