PRETEST Directions: Do the THUMBS UP if the sentence is a complex sentence and
THUMBS DOWN if not.
1. Two Filipinos were killed because of a twin explosion in Beirut,
Lebanon.
2. The two Filipino fatalities in Beirut were inside their employee's
homes,
3. The twin explosion devastated Beirut's port which shook buildings
across the Lebanese capital.
4. Prime Minister Hassan Diab said in an interview that 2, 750 tons of
agricultural fertilizer ammonium nitrate stored for years had blown up the
warehouse.
5. The blasts were so massive they shook the entire city.
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Select the correct answer. during which stage of the active reading strategy would you identify the theme of a story? a. a = ask questions. b. c = create connections. c. t = track down important information. d. i = make inferences. e. v = visualize. f. e = eureka! combine information.

Which detail from "to build a fire" best supports the idea that most of the real yukon prospectors had little experience for surviving in cold weather? it happened. it was his own fault or, rather, his mistake. he should not have built the fire under the spruce tree. there was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame. he would have to build a fire and dry out his footgear. this was imperative at that low temperature—he knew that much. the flame he got by touching a match to a small shred of birch bark that he took from his pocket.

Which detail is an example of internal conflict in “the monkeys paw”?