English Arts 8A
Unit Test
Unit Test
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Read the excerpt from The Diary of a Young Girl.
"The van Daans are going with us. There will be seven of us altogether." Silence. We couldn't speak. The thought of
Father off visiting someone in the Jewish Hospital and completely unaware of what was happening, the long wait for
Mother, the heat, the suspense -all this reduced us to silence.
Which word best describes the mood of this excerpt?
tense
O excited
O angry
calm

Read this excerpt from white fang by jack london. the qualities in his kind that in the beginning made it possible for them to come in to the fires of men, were qualities capable of development. they were developing in him, and the camp-life, replete with misery as it was, was secretly endearing itself to him all the time. but white fang was unaware of it. he knew only grief for the loss of kiche, hope for her return, and a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his. which quotation from the paragraph supports the story’s theme of homesickness? “the camp life . . was secretly endearing itself to him all the time.” “but white fang was unaware of it.” “he knew only . . a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his.” “the qualities in his kind . . were qualities capable of development.”

Which link would readers of this dictionary entry click if they wanted more information about the historical origins of the word language

Hyperbole in the book messenger by lois lowry