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Answers will vary.- The dog would not eat
or play with her favorite
tug toy. - It was time to see the
vet. - Something was wrong
inside of the dog’s
mouth. - The vet removed
several loose teeth.
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Introduction: Pandora
was given the box as a
gift.
Building action: She was
often drawn to the box.
High point: A cloud of
cruel spirits flew from the
open box.
Resolution: Hope was the
only good spirit that
came from the box.
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2.–4. Answers will vary.
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Describe features of the
mongoose:
Short legs, long tail,
small ears.
List three facts about the
mongoose: - runs on the ground
and backwards - climbs walls and trees
- skillful hunter
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- 1803
What her father thinks
about her: He says she is
quite bright and can go
to the university if she
studies hard.
Her goals: To be a
scientist and to master
playing the violin.
Things she likes: Helping
her mother shop for fruits
and vegetables at the
open-air markets, and
making beautiful music
on the violin.
A quote that tells about
her personality: "The
violin is a challenging
instrument, but I am
determined to master it
someday."
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- cemetery
- walk-in refrigerator
- coral reef
- backyard
- ice rink
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- c
- a
- b
- e
- d
- g
- h
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Setting: Chris’s classroom-
doubled as a science
room full of tanks, cages
of animals and odd
odors.
Mom’s office-organized
and calm, everyone
worked quietly on their
computers
Problem that Chris faced:
Chris’s classroom-hard to
concentrate
Mom’s office-needed
something to do besides
sit
Other characters: Chris’s
classroom-teacher
Mom’s office-Mom, office
staff
3. It was growing and
needed more territory.
4. 800,000 square miles
5. 15 million dollars
6. Fifteen states were
formed from this land.
7. Louisiana Purchase
8. This was the largest
area ever added to the
U.S. at one time.
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- yes
- yes
- no
- yes
- no
- no
- yes
- yes
- no
- no
- no
- no
- yes
- yes
Page 128 - b
- a
- a
- a
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Event 1: They were sitting
around the campfire.
Event 2: A flash of white
fur with antlers tore out
of the bushes.
Event 3: The narrator
froze in terror.
Event 4: The hare
grabbed their food and
took off into the woods.
Event 5: The narrator ran
to the ranger station for
help.
Event 6: The rangers
roared with laughter.
Event 7: The rangers went
back to their card game.
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Name: Anita Hanson
Appearance: long, red
hair and blue eyes
Parents: mom
Grade: fourth
Biggest problem: keeping
her sister out of her room
Favorite chore: bringing
in the mail
Likes to: dance and write
in her diary
Siblings: two brothers and
one baby sister
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Name: Adam Gary
Age: nine years
Favorite game: chess
What he did: started a
chess club
Why he did it: to have a
lot of people to play the
game with him
What others say or think
about him: well-liked and
the best player around
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Check to see that the
information is correctly
placed on the timeline.
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Who: Miss Peters
What: retired woman
Where: a garden
The problems:
A wolf spider is nesting in
one of her boots.
The spider refuses to find
another home.
Problem building up:
She digs the spider a hole
to encourage it to move.
Problem comes to a head:
She hides and waits until
the spider moves.
She sees that the spider
moved into the hole she
dug.
Problem resolved:
Miss Peters steals back
her boot.
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Cowardly LionScarecrow
Tin ManThe Wizard
Glinda the Good WitchWicked Witch of the West
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