C - CONNOTATIONS The mushrooms in “Mushrooms” are personified in all the following ways except that- their fists push through needles they diet they talk quietly their toes take hold In which of the following ways does the speaker describe the caps of mushrooms? As shelves and tables As lumps of earth As Smurf houses As balls of gloom In what environments do the poem's imagery show the mushrooms growing? Graveyards and city sidewalks Forest floors and city sidewalks Riverbanks and swamps Forest floors and poorly run McDonalds A - ATTITUDE The tone of “Mushrooms” is best described as — Sorrowful hopeful fierce playful S - SHIFTS Which line best indicates a shift? Lines 1-3 Lines 19-21 Lines 22-24 Lines 31-33 T - TITLE AGAIN Why is the title so helpful in understanding what the poem is about? T - THEME One of the main ideas in “Mushrooms” is that quiet people — have a lot of strength are pushy and demanding eat a great deal do not work very hard

Read the excerpt from "declaration of conscience" by margaret chase smith. the exercise of these rights should not cost one single american citizen his reputation or his right to a livelihood nor should he be in danger of losing his reputation or livelihood merely because he happens to know someone who holds unpopular beliefs. who of us doesn't? otherwise none of us could call our souls our own. otherwise thought control would have set in. this excerpt contains an example of

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.

Which statement best describes how these paragraphs develop the central idea of the article? a- they elaborate on the idea that the offer has been made with youngsters in mind. b- they provide additional information as to why the prize is a wagon instead of something else. c- they support the idea that the wagon is attractive to youngsters and is a worthy prize. d- they introduce the idea that the newspaper is a generous organization. read paragraphs 4 and 5. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it.