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Grade 8 Ben Hur
Ben-Hur's father was a...
  1. sailor.
  2. soldier.
  3. merchant.
  4. horse trainer.
Grade 8 Night

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Moshe the Beadle was killed when he was deported with the foreign Jews.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Fallen Angels
Who did Peewee receive a letter from?
  1. Peewee's mother
  2. Kenny
  3. Perry's mother
  4. Lieutnenant Carroll's wife
Grade 8 Fallen Angels
Who replaced Lieutenant Carroll?
  1. Lieutenant Gearhart
  2. Captain Stewart
  3. Sargeant Simpson
  4. None of the above
Grade 8 Ben Hur
Ben-Hur throws Arrius's ring into the waves...
  1. to spite his Roman captor.
  2. to insure his freedom.
  3. because he does not understand its value.
  4. to free himself of a hateful obligation.
Grade 8 Ben Hur
Ben-Hur learns of the existence of Simonides from...
  1. Sheik Ilderim.
  2. Malluch, a merchant of Antioch.
  3. a fellow passenger to Antioch.
  4. Esther, Simonides' daughter.
Grade 8 Ben Hur
Ben-Hur's chief reason for seeking out Simonides is to...
  1. recover the lost fortunes of the Hur family.
  2. discover any information he can about his family's whereabouts.
  3. pay Simonides for his physical suffering and his loyalty.
  4. obtain the written legal proofs of his own identity.
Grade 8 Ben Hur
What causes Ben-Hur to leap ahead on the home stretch of the race?
  1. Ben-Hur gives his Arab steeds full rein and cracks a whip over their backs.
  2. Ben-Hur pushes up against Messala's chariot to distract Messala.
  3. Ben-Hur glances up at Esther at the east end of the track.
  4. Ben-Hur gives his steeds one swift lash of the whip.
Grade 8 Night
Night was written in 1956
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Fallen Angels
Perry came from an affluent (rich) family.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Ben Hur
The most important quality shared by Ben-Hur, his mother, and Amrah is...
  1. determination.
  2. concern for each other.
  3. perseverance.
  4. cleverness.
Grade 8 Ben Hur
When Tirzah and her mother see Ben-Hur in the moonlight, they:
  1. run away quickly out of fear of infecting him.
  2. wake him and embrace him warmly.
  3. speak to him from far off.
  4. gaze at him and then move away into the shadows.
Grade 8 Ben Hur
Who turns the Hur family over to the Romans?
  1. Ben-Hur
  2. Messala
  3. Amrah
  4. Simonides
Grade 8 Fallen Angels
What did Perry send Kenny for his birthday?
  1. A knife
  2. A black silk jacket with a map of Nam on the back
  3. A bottle of Jack Daniels he found in a VC village
  4. A Flak Jacket
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