MUST-READ THE STORY Phineas Gage How is Phineas Gage described by the author in the beginning of the excerpt? How might the accident affect or change his behavior? Explain, citing specific textual evidence.

1. who or what is grendel? what motivates him? what does he fear? what does he love? what does he need? what would he do to get what he wants? what is his fatal flaw (what ultimately destroys him)? what is his greatest strength (what ultimately saves him)?

Read each of the following statements and place a checkmark next to each true statement: test-makers give away answers to questions in other questions. a test-taker should check every 20 answers or so to make sure the questions and answers match. long passages on tests should be read quickly to save time. words like best, least, and worst require the test-taker to make judgments about the correct answer. test-takers should not try to answer the questions in their minds before reading over the answer choices. test-makers use the same letter three or four times in a row to trick test-takers.

Which example represents a character who develops because of internal conflict? a. a character becomes more confident after she stops questioning her personal decisions. b. a character leaves his hometown to become an actor after his parents pass away. c. a character struggles to stay warm in the winter when a storm knocks out her electricity. d. a character becomes stronger because she is bullied by a group of students in her school.