The Mystery of Maple Hallow
What is most likely the reason Jayla went back to the well?
A. What is she wanted to prove the ghost stories were true?
B. What is she was chasing a mysterious light she saw?
C. What is she was trying to find her missing dog?
D. What is she was looking for a place to explore?
C. What is she was trying to find her missing dog?
What is the main problem Emilie faces in the story?
A. What is deciding whether to explore the old mill?
B. What is choosing whether to help a stranger in need?
C. What is finding out who sent the mysterious letter?
D. What is hiding from soldiers in the forest?
B. What is choosing whether to help a stranger in need.
What is the main purpose for beaver's dam?
A. What is to catch fish for food?
B. What is to build homes and protect themselves?
C. What is to block predators from entering their habitat?
D. What is to store water for winter?
B. What is to build homes and protect themselves?
What caused the molasses flood in Boston?
A. What is a large storm knocked over the tank?
B. What is a fire caused the tank to explode?
C. What is the tank burst due to weak construction?
D. What is the tank was overfilled by mistakes?
C. What is the tank burst due to weak construction?
What is being compared to a canvas in the poem?
A. What is the ocean?
B. What is a painting?
C. What is the sky?
D. What is the sun?
C. What is the sky?
Which sentence best supports the idea that the town had a history with the well?
A. What is "she believed in logic."
B. What is "Just like in the stories," Mr. Avery murmured...
C. What is "She reached for it, slipped, and slid into the shadows below."
D. What is "To her surprise, she landed not in water..."
B. What is "Just like in the stories," Mr. Avery murmured...
What is the most likely reason the author included the detail about rationed bread and airplanes?
A. What is to show what kind of food Emilie liked?
B. What is to explain why Emilie didn't go to school?
C. What is to emphasize how the war affected everyday life?
D. What is to hint that Emilie wanted to be a pilot?
C. What is to emphasize how the war affected everyday life?
What is a "lodge" as described in the passage?
A. What is a small wooden cabin near a pond?
B. What is a nest made of leaves and grass?
C. What is a beaver's home built in water?
D. What is a dame made of sticks and mud?
C. What is a beaver's home built in water?
Why were people using the leaking tank before the disaster?
A. What is to water their crops?
B. What is to collect free molasses from the drips?
C. What is to clean the streets?
D. What is to fuel their fireplaces?
B. What is to collect free molasses from the drips?
What does the word "masterpiece" suggest about the sky?
A. What is messy and unclear?
B. What is it is unpredictable and confusing?
C. What is it is carefully created and beautiful?
D. What is it is broken and fading?
C. What is it carefully created and beautiful?
What does the underground chamber most likely symbolize in the story?
A. What is a place of fear and danger?
B. What is the consequences of ignoring warnings?
C. What is the start of a larger mystery or adventure?
D. What is a dream world created by Jayla's imagination?
C. What is the start of a larger mystery or adventure?
What is Emilie's character trait revealed through her actions?
A. What is she is selfish and wants to keep secrets?
B. What is she is fearful and avoids making choices?
C. What is she is brave and willing to help others?
D. What is she is unsure and always asks for help?
C. What is she is brave and willing to help others?
How do beaver's help other animals?
A. By scaring away predators?
B. What is by catching fish and sharing food?
C. What is by creating wetland habitats?
D. What is by digging tunnels underground?
C. What is by creating wetland habitats?
What is the main idea of this passage?
A. What is molasses should be stored underground?
B. What is strange disasters can lead to important safety changes?
C. What is floods are always dangerous?
D. What is syrup production is risky work?
B. What is strange disasters can lead to important safety changes?
What is the mood of the poem?
A. What is admiring and thoughtful?
B. What is sad and regretful?
C. What is angry and stormy?
D. What is playful and wild?
A. What is admiring and thoughtful?
What these is most clearly developed in the story?
A. What is people should always listen to legends?
B. What is curiosity can lead to unexpected discoveries?
C. What is it's dangerous to explore alone?
D. What is history is more important that the present?
B. What is curiosity can lead to unexpected discoveries?
What is the central theme of the passage?
A. What is courage means doing what's right, even when it's hard?
B. What is war only affects soldiers and grown-ups?
C. What is friends are more important than safety?
D. What is secrets are always dangerous?
A. What is courage means doing what's right, even when it's hard?
What is the author's purpose is this passage?
A. What is to entertain readers with a funny story about animals?
B. What is to explain how beavers are a danger to farms?
C. What is to inform readers about beavers and their role in the ecosystem?
D. What is to compare beavers to other forest animals?
C. What is to inform readers about beavers and their role in the ecosystem
How did the disaster change building laws?
A. What is it forces people to stop using tanks?
B. What is it allowed cities to ban sweeteners?
C. What is is created laws requiring safety tests and strong materials?
D. What is it make people afraid to live near factories?
C. What is it created laws requiring safety tests and strong materials?
Which line uses personification?
A. What is "The morning breaks in strokes of red?"
B. What is "Clouds drift by with cotton grace?"
C. What is "A galaxy revealed on cue?"
D. What is "Each day, a masterpiece on high?"
A. What is "The morning breaks in strokes of red?"
What is the author's primary purpose in writing this story?
A. Whai is to explain the dangers of old wells and underground caves?
B. What is to entertain readers with a mysterious and adventurous tale?
C. What is to describe how towns deal with emergencies?
D. What is to inform readers about how to care for pets like Buster?
B. What is to entertain readers with a mysterious and adventurous tale?
Which detail from the text best shows that the setting affects Emilie's decision?
A. What is "The handwriting was careful, almost artistic?"
B. What is "One day, a strange letter arrived?"
C. What is "Helping a soldier could mean trouble?"
D. What is "She followed the creek toward the mill?"
C. What is "Helping a soldier could mean trouble?"
Which sentence best supports the idea that beavers are helpful to the enviornment?
A. What is "Beavers are known for building dams..."
B. What is "Inside the lodge, there's a dry, warm space..."
C. What is "These humble animals....are making a comeback..."
D. What is "When a beaver builds a dam, the pond behind it can become a home..."
D. What is "When a beaver builds a dam, the pond behind it can become a home...."
What tone does the author use to describe the flood?
A. What is humorous and silly?
B. What is serious and informative?
C. What is angry and frustrated?
D. What is hopeful and joyful?
B. What is serious and informative?
What central idea do both stanzas of the poem explore?
A. What is "The morning breaks in strokes of red?"
B. What is "Clouds drift by with cotton grace"
C. What is "A galaxy revealed on cue?"
D. What is "Each day, a masterpiece on high?"
A. What is "The morning breaks in strokes of red?"