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7. which of the following sentences from of wolves and men uses imagery to engage the reader? (1 point)
the wolf is three years old.
it is now late in the afternoon.
his ears are rammed forward, stiff.
it is not a time of year for much howling.

8. the speaker in “birches” dreams of climbing trees when (1 point)
he has been injured.
he sees an ice storm
life becomes too difficult.
he watches young children doing it.

9. which of the following lines from "birches" uses metaphor to create a strong image? (1 point)
"shattering and avalanching on the snow­crust—
such heaps of broken glass to sweep away . ."
"i should prefer to have some boy bend them
as he went out and in to fetch the cows—"
"like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair
before them over their heads to dry in the sun."
"broken across it, and one eye is weeping
from a twig's having lashed across it open.”

10. in the haiku by bashō, what is left of the warriors’ dreams? (1 point)
a dark pool
a quick frog
the splashing water
the summer grass

11. in an inconvenient truth, all of the following are at fault for relating too much greenhouse gas except. (1 point)
industry
technology
modern lifestyle
trees

12. in an inconvenient truth, an increase in greenhouse gases is dangerous because (1 point)
they trap more heat in earth's atmosphere.
they create holes in the atmosphere, releasing too much heat.
they reduce humans' ability to absorb oxygen through their lungs.
they increase the power of the sun, leading to negative effects such as skin cancer.

13. the text from an inconvenient truth features a subheading entitled "take action” with the
line: here are a few examples of actions you can take to make a difference.
who is the intended audience for this section of the text?
(1 point)
children.
parents.
politicians.
teachers.

14. choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
the soldiers are issued infrared goggles to them see in the dark.
(1 point)
outside visible spectrum
creating light by radiating heat
emitting light by creating water vapor
producing light by adding electrons to a glowing material

15. in “the deadliest tsunami in history,” the cause of the indian ocean tsunami was (1 point)
a rupture in the burma plate.
an unintended explosion in japan.
a tornado off the coast of sumatra
mass animal migrations to the north.

16. in “the deadliest tsunami in history,” warning for an approaching tsunami can be difficult
because
(1 point)
the large waves are very small when out at sea.
they are so common that the signs are often unnoticed.
they are more frequent now because of the climate changes.
the equipment designed to warn for them has not been released for public use.

17. in “orphans give indian couple will to live,” the paramesvarans are offended by the term
orphans because
(1 point)
they feel they are now the parents to these children.
the government will not let the children be adopted by them.
mr. paramesvaran grew up without a father and knows how difficult it was.
they think the natural parents of the children will be found alive some day.

18. in “orphans give indian couple will to live,” the paramesvarans named their large home
namikai, which means hands of hope, because
(1 point)
they had to dig the graves for their children with their bare hands.
together with their new large family, they can rebuild their village.
their new family gave them hope when they were considering suicide.
they hope to have many more children move into their home with them

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