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- 1. Multiple Choice
The narrator’s gift for mimicry is valuable to her at school because —
It amuses her classmates
It reminds her of home
It enables her to make friends
It stops her from being picked on
- 2. Multiple Choice
Read paragraph 6. Choose the two sentences that best explain what the father’s words imply.
He is too unhappy to play games with his daughter.
Wild animals no longer interest him.
He is afraid Marlene’s impressions would not be good.
He is afraid she will irritate the real animals outside his window.
He has lost interest in life.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Read the dictionary entry for the word kiosk.
kiosk \kē-ŏsk'\ n 1. a small structure with one or more open sides that is used to sell newspapers, periodicals, snacks, and refreshments; to provide casual services (such as film developing); or to sell admission tickets and provide information and informational material 2. a small stand-alone device providing information and services on a computer screen (e.g., in a museum) 3. an open summerhouse or pavilion 4. an open stone temple with columns supporting a roof and sometimes enclosing an image (e.g., in ancient Egypt)
-Which definition most likely matches the way the word kiosk is used in paragraph 7?
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- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the best summary of paragraph 7?
Marlene remembers how beautiful the wildlife sanctuary used to be when her mother was alive.
When she sees the neglected state of the wildlife sanctuary, Marlene realizes how much her father misses her mother.
The run-down state of the wildlife sanctuary makes Marlene realize how much she misses her mother.
When Marlene sees how badly her father has neglected the wildlife sanctuary, she realizes how angry he must be.
- 5. Multiple Choice
How does the identity of the narrator most significantly influence the tone of the selection?
It draws attention to the absence of the woman who was the mother of the narrator and the wife of her father.
It expresses the sadness of the daughter, who is unable to come to terms with either the loss of her mother or the unhappiness of her father.
It conveys the courage and resourcefulness of a 13-year-old girl, whose loving father has become cold and remote since the death of her mother.
It emphasizes that she is the only character who can confirm the facts of the narrative.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the word secretive connote as it is used in paragraph 12?
Silent, tight-lipped
Enigmatic, mysterious
Shy, retiring
Uncommunicative, taciturn
- 7. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 17, Marlene’s father most likely conceals the fact that he has set the heron free because —
he does not think Marlene will understand
he does not want to explain his real motives to Marlene
he does not understand why he did it
he is ashamed of what he has done
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