Novel 1
Novel 2
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Q. Who used to be David’s best friend but now starts to bully him?

a. Scott.

b. Randy.

c. Roger.

d. Larry.

a. Scott.

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Q. Who does David have a crush on?

a. Leslie.

b. Ginger.

c. Mo.

d. Tori.

d. Tori.

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Q. Sarah abruptly stopped talking and smiled meekly.

a. suddenly

b. slowly

c. eventually

a. suddenly

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Q. Your colleagues are people you _________ with.

A. live

B. work

C. travel

B. work

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Q. What do the boys steal?

a. A rocking chair

b. A window.

c. A cane.

d. A lemonade.

c. A cane.

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Q. Whose house do David and the other boys visit?

a. Mr. Lugano’s

b. Mrs. Bayfield’s

c. Mrs. Ballinger’s

d. Mr. MacFarland’s

b. Mrs. Bayfield’s

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Q. Many people perished in the earthquake.

a. survived

b. passed away

c. appeared

b. passed away

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Q. If your parents are divorced, they are no longer ________.

A. alive

B. married

C. children

B. married

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Q. What is David’s favorite subject?

a. Science.

b. English.

c. History.

d. Spanish.

a. Science.

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Q. Which of the following does not happen to David?

a. He breaks a window.

b. He fractures his arm.

c. He falls out of his chair.

d. He flips off his mother.

b. He fractures his arm.

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Q. The perpetrator of this crime has eluded the police for months now.

a. welcomed

b. escaped

c. avoided

a. welcomed

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Q. If you have a severe pain in your leg, it hurts ________.

A. a lot

B. a little

C. only when you are sleeping

A. a lot

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Q. What does David build in shop class?

a. A doghouse.

b. A cheeseboard.

c. A bed frame.

d. A bench.

b. A cheeseboard.

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Q. What does David pour on himself to break the curse?

a. Ice water

b. Flour.

c. Milk.

d. Lemonade.

d. Lemonade.

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Q. The news of her receiving the scholarship elated her parents.

a. trouble

b. disappointed

c. delighted

c. delighted

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Q. The boundaries of a country are at the __________ of its land.

A. edges

B. center

C. highest mountains

A. edges

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Q. Which of the following countries has Larry lived in?

a. Zambia.

b. Venezuela.

c. Japan.

d. None of them.

d. None of them.

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Q. How is David feeling after visiting Mrs. Bayfield’s house?

a. guilty.

b. Excited.

c. Indifferent.

d. Surprised.

a. guilty.

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Q. Courage is the only thing that can make a cowardly man do a lot.

a. Fear

b. Bravery

c. Boldness

a. Fear

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Q. If a disease is genetic, ____are likely to have it.

a. your friends

b. others in your family

c. strangers in another country

b. others in your family

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