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1. Question 1

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   As a child, how did the narrator probably behave when caught doing something wrong?

   Atried to squirm out of punishment by stretching the truth
   

   Baccepted punishment with patience
   

   Cblamed someone else for his errors
   

   Dran away and hid in a corner
   

   Ecried piteously for mercy and forgiveness
   

   Correct answer: A

   
   

2. Question 2

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   Based on the information in lines 2--9, what do Granny's children think of her?

   Awise enough to give them guidance
   

   Btoo concerned about housekeeping
   

   Csilly about her memories of John
   

   Dglad to have the children grown
   

   Efull of crazy notions
   

   Correct answer: A

   
   

3. Question 3

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   What does Rose's comment ''Don't look as if it was the end of the world, Sam!'' (lines 55--56) suggest about her?

   Ahas accepted Sam's argument
   

   Bis concerned about Sam's feelings
   

   Cis angry that Sam protests her decision
   

   Ddoesn't believe Sam loves her
   

   Eis certain that she and Sam will eventually marry
   

   Correct answer: B

   
   

4. Question 4

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   Why does the author use the phrase ''Satan's own land'' (lines 24--25)?

   Ato indicate that only evil men were property owners
   

   Bto suggest the Imperial Valley was full of devil worshippers
   

   Cto highlight the intensity of the heat in the Imperial Valley
   

   Dto illustrate that apricots ripen in hot weather
   

   Eto explain that Manuel preferred picking fruit up North
   

   Correct answer: C

   
   

5. Question 5

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   Later in the story, Ichabod is humiliated by another young man who scares Ichabod away by pretending to be a headless horseman.

   Based on Ichabod's character as revealed in the excerpt, what probably causes him to run away even when he realizes that the headless horseman isn't a real ghost?

   Afear
   

   Bembarrassment
   

   Cirresponsibility
   

   Dhumility
   

   Eignorance
   

   Correct answer: B