1. Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. (1 point)
The dogs would often SKULK about the camp.
A. They would fight for leadership.
B. They would bury themselves in the snow.
C. They would move secretively, often looking for food.
D. They would walk in a bad-tempered or annoyed way.

2. Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. (1 point)
If you fail to clean your room or make your bed, you could be described as
A. callow.
B. dismal.
C. slovenly.
D. swarthy.

3. Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. (1 point)
The farmer had to remove a large thorn from the horse's HINDQUARTERS.
A. chest
B. hoof
C. front leg
D. rear leg

4. Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. (1 point)
Eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day felt MONOTONOUS after a few months.
A. dull and boring
B. comforting and easy
C. predictable and reliable
D. unavoidable and troubling

5. In The Call of the Wild, what is an early lesson Buck learns in his new life? (1 point)
A. He learns to sleep in the snow.
B. He learns to never steal.
C. He learns to avoid hard work in the traces.
D. He learns to love another dog.

6. In The Call of the Wild, when John Thornton threatens Hal against beating Buck any further, the conflict can best be described as
A. man vs. man.
B. man vs. himself.
C. man vs. nature.
D. man vs. society.

7. Which of the following sentences illustrates that The Call of the Wild is in third-person omniscient narration? (1 point)
A. "'You ain't going to take him out now?"
B. "'I'm takin' 'im up for the boss to 'Frisco.'"
C. "Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tide-water dog..."
D. "'It'll be because you was born to hang,' laughed the salon keeper. 'Here, lend me a hand before you pull your freight,' he added."

8. When Buck joins a wolf pack after Thornton's death, it is part of which plot element in The Call of the Wild? (1 point)
A. conflict
B. exposition
C. resolution
D. rising action

Ms. Kemp Recruits Volunteers

As a new ninth grader at my high school, I was sitting in an assembly about volunteerism. The guest speaker was Ms. Francis Kemp. Today I had an experience worth writing about. I must admit that I did not have high hopes for the hour. I was sure it was going to be a boring talk given by a boring speaker. She would probably go on and on about picking up trash along the road and other jobs that do not really appeal to many kids. I could not have been more wrong.

To my surprise, Ms. Kemp was a lively, funny person who kept the audience interested. She opened with a joke about one volunteer who tries to outdo another. I won’t even try to retell the joke because I could never do it justice. So much of the impact depended on her timing and delivery. The point is that she is very self-aware. She knows that some students take a cynical attitude toward doing volunteer work. She was able to poke fun at herself and yet come off seeming wise and clever at the same time.

The hour flew by. She told one anecdote after another. Cleverly, she alternated between stories that were funny and those that were touching and moving. Overall, she was bright, amusing, knowledgeable, and had the desired effect. I cannot honestly say that I ran out to volunteer for a community service project right away, but I am thinking seriously about doing so.

Use the passage to answer the question.
9. How does the author of "Ms. Kemp Recruits Volunteers" mainly reveal Ms. Kemp's Character to the reader? (1 point)
A. by quoting Ms Kemp
B. by describing Ms. Kemp's personal thoughts
C. by describing the reactions of others
D. by revealing stories about Ms. Kemp

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The first to answer them all correctly get the brainliest!