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Grade 8 Lord of the Flies
What is Ralph's role in this mini society?
  1. Ralph role is to hunt and keep the fire going
  2. Ralph opposes all of the boys, especially Jack, and wants to disrupt order
  3. Ralph is the leader who strives for social order
Grade 8 Lord of the Flies
                are the protagonists of the novel.
  1. Jack and Piggy
  2. Ralph and Piggy
  3. Jack and Simon
Grade 8 To Kill a Mockingbird
Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
  1. Boo Radley
  2. Atticus Finch
  3. Scout Finch
  4. Tom Robinson
Grade 8 The Yearling
Jody giving up his milk to Flag symbolizes:
  1. new life for the fawn
  2. the end of Jody's childhood
  3. the loss of the fawn's mother
  4. disruption in the food chain
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
When the clock strikes twelve, Scrooge reasons that:
  1. the clock is wrong
  2. he has slept for almost twenty-four hours
  3. he is still dreaming
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 A Christmas Carol
What did Marley reveal to Scrooge that frightened him?
  1. He told him that he was a ghost.
  2. He told him that he has sat beside him many times before, invisible.
  3. There would be three more ghosts coming to visit him.
  4. He told him the fate of Tiny Tim.
Grade 8 Little Women
When Jo realizes that Mr. Laurence has heard her talking about him, she...
  1. quickly runs out of the room.
  2. blushes severely.
  3. apologizes for being rude.
  4. pretends she has been talking about someone else.
Grade 8 The Yearling
What is the name of Grandma Hutto's little white dog?
  1. Fuzzy
  2. Fluff
  3. Twink
  4. Cotton
Grade 8 The Yearling
What object is used to play the game "Mumbledepeg"?
  1. A loaded gun
  2. A metal hammer
  3. A wooden stake
  4. A jackknife
Grade 8 Lord of the Flies
The island is symbolic of and referred to as                .
  1. the perpetrator
  2. the scar
  3. the beast
Grade 8 Lord of the Flies
One of Piggy's medical problems is that he                .
  1. has chicken pox
  2. has asthma
  3. has measles
Grade 8 Little Women
Which two men propose to Amy?
  1. Laurie and Mr. Brooke
  2. Frank and Fred Vaughn
  3. Ned Moffat and Laurie
  4. Laurie and Fred Vaughn
  5. Ned Moffat and Professor Bhaer
Grade 8 Little Women
What event(s) occur that prove to the sisters that idleness does not lead to happiness?
  1. Jo takes a paid job as a newspaper editor and although she works very hard, she is merry.
  2. At the picnic Kate confesses that she is not happy even though she is rich and beautiful.
  3. Marmee takes a vacation from her chores for a day and leaves the girls to run the house.
  4. None of the above.
Grade 8 The Yearling
Before Jody plans to leave, what statement does he repeat over and over to himself?
  1. "I am a killer."
  2. "Flag's dead."
  3. "I am alone."
  4. "I am a man."
Grade 8 The Yearling
How does Jody respond to the second flutter mill that he builds?
  1. It brings him comfort.
  2. It brings him no joy.
  3. It brings him amusement.
  4. It brings him fond memories.
Grade 8 The Yearling
What does the Baxter family suspect happened to the missing animals?
  1. They suspect that they wandered into the woods.
  2. They suspect that the Forrester family stole them.
  3. They suspect that animals have fallen into the stream.
  4. They suspect that Old Slewfoot got at them.
Grade 8 The Yearling
How are Penny and Jody greeted by the Forrester family?
  1. with open arms
  2. with animosity
  3. with terror
  4. with suspicion
Grade 8 The Yearling
What does Jody make from the bright red Cherokee beans that he finds in the woods?
  1. A rattling musical instrument.
  2. A collar for Flag.
  3. A bean-soup for his family.
  4. A necklace for his mother.
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