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  • 1. Multiple Choice
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    The Outsiders Excerpt
    By S. E. Hinton
    When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home. I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman---he looks tough and I don't--- but I guess my own looks aren't so bad. I have light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes. I wish they were more gray, because I hate most guys that have green eyes, but I have to be content with what I have.My hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs,squared off in back and long at the front and sides, but I am a greaser and most of my neighborhood rarely bothers to get a haircut.Besides, I look better with long hair.
    What is the main idea?
    The narrator likes movies.
    The narrator wishes he was Paul Newman.
    The narrator is content with his appearance.
    The narrator looks better with long hair.
  • 2. Multiple Choice
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    Matilda Excerpt
    By Roald Dahl
    By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy." "What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
    What is the main idea?
    Matilda can read fast.
    Matilda is eager to learn and read more.
    Matilda is interested in cookbooks.
    Matilda’s dad won’t buy her a new book.
  • 3. Multiple Choice
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    Matilda Excerpt 
    By Roald Dahl
    By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers and magazines that lay around the house. At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother, and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart, she decided she wanted something more interesting. "Daddy," she said, "do you think you could buy me a book?" "A book,” he said. "Whatd' you want a flaming book for?" "To read, Daddy.""What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake?We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
    The dialogue, in the end, is mainly about…
    her father thinking she is spoiled
    she wants a new book from her father
    her father likes television and she does not
    her father does not understand her need for a book
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