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"What does it feel like?"I ask quietly, not quite knowing what I'm asking, just following the path of the 80 questions. "I don't think" she starts, then stops. My father is climbing out of the dark wash of the sea. "I don't think it feels the way he remembers it." I put my hands on ber waist-something that feels 85 a little like a spark of alarm bounces through me. "Does be know that?"That it doesn'feel the same?" Sbe looks over her shoulder, my father's shadow falling toward us in a long, cool slip as he walks beneath the neon lights. "He s still finding out." so The medicinal waters of the Dead Sea roll behind us, and the wild, heavy scent of boney, rocks, and thyme tempers the air.People come to dip themselves in these waters, to be cured of everything from skin ail. 95 sense a sort of dawning sweetness-of loss and ments to spiritual wasting. I breathe it's deeply and nostalgia. Reprinted by permission of The Joy Marris Literary Agency, InC. 1. The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of a first person narrator who: A. relates the actions of several characters but reveals only her own inner thoughts. B. focuses on interpreting the behavior of one of her sisters. C. both relates the actions of and shares the inner thoughts of her mother.father, and sisters. D. retells a story that has been told to her by someone else. 2. Which of the following statements best captures a main theme of the passage? F. It isn't hard to understand what makes someone a best friend. G. A dramatic life change can be both exciting and difficult. H. Trips that are taken spontancously are the most enjoyable trips. J. Older siblings can help younger siblings under. stand a new situation. 3. It can most reasonably be inferred that which of the following objects referred to in the passage has a spe- cial but unexplained significance to the narrator? B. The cotton pajamas A. The canvas chaise longue 4. The narrator's question "Mom how long do you have to be best friends with someone if you're best friends?" Clines 56-57 leads the two into a discussion about the: F. dynamics of the relationship between the narra- tor's mother and father. G. narrator's new best friend and how long their friendship might last. H. cha acteristics of the narrator's relationship with one of her sisters.who is her best friend. J. narrator's belief that a person should have several close friends, not just one best friend. 5. The narrator's parents' mood during the action por- trayed in lines 1-9 can best be described as: A. boastful and aggravated. B. solemn and mystified. C. mischievous and enthusiastic D. confused and stern. 6. The main function of the third paragraph (lines 21-29 is to: F. present the narrator's thoughts about the dusty streets she has traveled on several times before. G. describe the narrator's fascination with the street lights that glow bazily and brightly. H. illustrate the narrator's visual impression of the family's journey through the city and out of it. J. make clear the narrator's admiration for the cloth- ing the girls on the sidewalks wear. 7. In the passage, the phrase "a flat blackness like gleam- ing enamel" (lines 32-33) is used to describe which of the following places or areas? A. A long, crescent-shaped stretch of developed land near the Dead Sea B. The polished walkway along the Dead Sea C. A gravel lot near the Dead Sea D. The Dead Sea itself 8. The narrator feels something like "a spark of alarm" (line 85) when she puts her hands on her mother's waist primarily because the narrator has just: F. sensed her mother's concern that the narrator's sis. ters are unable to talk openly about the family's move. G. realized her father might be in a situation that's difficult for him and troubling to her mother. H. began to understand that her mother never had a best friend as a child. J. learned that her mother isn't pleased with her questions. 9. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that, with regard to the narrator's father' about having returned to Jordan, the narrator's mother believes she is: A. more aware of his feelings than he himself is yet. C. less worried about his feelings than the girls are. B. more surprised by his feelings than the girls are. D. less aware of his feelings than he himself is yet. GO ON TO THE

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"What does it feel like?"I ask quietly, not quite knowing what I'm asking, just following the path of the 80 questions. "I don't think" she starts, then stops. My father is climbing out of the dark wash of the sea. "I don't think it feels the way he remembers it." I put my hands on ber waist-something that feels 85 a little like a spark of alarm bounces through me. "Does be know that?"That it doesn'feel the same?" Sbe looks over her shoulder, my father's shadow falling toward us in a long, cool slip as he walks beneath the neon lights. "He s still finding out." so The medicinal waters of the Dead Sea roll behind us, and the wild, heavy scent of boney, rocks, and thyme tempers the air.People come to dip themselves in these waters, to be cured of everything from skin ail. 95 sense a sort of dawning sweetness-of loss and ments to spiritual wasting. I breathe it's deeply and nostalgia. Reprinted by permission of The Joy Marris Literary Agency, InC. 1. The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of a first person narrator who: A. relates the actions of several characters but reveals only her own inner thoughts. B. focuses on interpreting the behavior of one of her sisters. C. both relates the actions of and shares the inner thoughts of her mother.father, and sisters. D. retells a story that has been told to her by someone else. 2. Which of the following statements best captures a main theme of the passage? F. It isn't hard to understand what makes someone a best friend. G. A dramatic life change can be both exciting and difficult. H. Trips that are taken spontancously are the most enjoyable trips. J. Older siblings can help younger siblings under. stand a new situation. 3. It can most reasonably be inferred that which of the following objects referred to in the passage has a spe- cial but unexplained significance to the narrator? B. The cotton pajamas A. The canvas chaise longue 4. The narrator's question "Mom how long do you have to be best friends with someone if you're best friends?" Clines 56-57 leads the two into a discussion about the: F. dynamics of the relationship between the narra- tor's mother and father. G. narrator's new best friend and how long their friendship might last. H. cha acteristics of the narrator's relationship with one of her sisters.who is her best friend. J. narrator's belief that a person should have several close friends, not just one best friend. 5. The narrator's parents' mood during the action por- trayed in lines 1-9 can best be described as: A. boastful and aggravated. B. solemn and mystified. C. mischievous and enthusiastic D. confused and stern. 6. The main function of the third paragraph (lines 21-29 is to: F. present the narrator's thoughts about the dusty streets she has traveled on several times before. G. describe the narrator's fascination with the street lights that glow bazily and brightly. H. illustrate the narrator's visual impression of the family's journey through the city and out of it. J. make clear the narrator's admiration for the cloth- ing the girls on the sidewalks wear. 7. In the passage, the phrase "a flat blackness like gleam- ing enamel" (lines 32-33) is used to describe which of the following places or areas? A. A long, crescent-shaped stretch of developed land near the Dead Sea B. The polished walkway along the Dead Sea C. A gravel lot near the Dead Sea D. The Dead Sea itself 8. The narrator feels something like "a spark of alarm" (line 85) when she puts her hands on her mother's waist primarily because the narrator has just: F. sensed her mother's concern that the narrator's sis. ters are unable to talk openly about the family's move. G. realized her father might be in a situation that's difficult for him and troubling to her mother. H. began to understand that her mother never had a best friend as a child. J. learned that her mother isn't pleased with her questions. 9. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that, with regard to the narrator's father' about having returned to Jordan, the narrator's mother believes she is: A. more aware of his feelings than he himself is yet. C. less worried about his feelings than the girls are. B. more surprised by his feelings than the girls are. D. less aware of his feelings than he himself is yet. GO ON TO THE

"What does it feel like?"I ask quietly, not quite knowing what I'm asking, just following the path of the 80 questions. "I don't think" she starts, then stops. My father is climbing out of the dark wash of the sea. "I don't think it feels the way he remembers it." I put my hands on ber waist-something that feels 85 a little like a spark of alarm bounces through me. "Does be know that?"That it doesn'feel the same?" Sbe looks over her shoulder, my father's shadow falling toward us in a long, cool slip as he walks beneath the neon lights. "He s still finding out." so The medicinal waters of the Dead Sea roll behind us, and the wild, heavy scent of boney, rocks, and thyme tempers the air.People come to dip themselves in these waters, to be cured of everything from skin ail. 95 sense a sort of dawning sweetness-of loss and ments to spiritual wasting. I breathe it's deeply and nostalgia. Reprinted by permission of The Joy Marris Literary Agency, InC. 1. The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of a first person narrator who: A. relates the actions of several characters but reveals only her own inner thoughts. B. focuses on interpreting the behavior of one of her sisters. C. both relates the actions of and shares the inner thoughts of her mother.father, and sisters. D. retells a story that has been told to her by someone else. 2. Which of the following statements best captures a main theme of the passage? F. It isn't hard to understand what makes someone a best friend. G. A dramatic life change can be both exciting and difficult. H. Trips that are taken spontancously are the most enjoyable trips. J. Older siblings can help younger siblings under. stand a new situation. 3. It can most reasonably be inferred that which of the following objects referred to in the passage has a spe- cial but unexplained significance to the narrator? B. The cotton pajamas A. The canvas chaise longue 4. The narrator's question "Mom how long do you have to be best friends with someone if you're best friends?" Clines 56-57 leads the two into a discussion about the: F. dynamics of the relationship between the narra- tor's mother and father. G. narrator's new best friend and how long their friendship might last. H. cha acteristics of the narrator's relationship with one of her sisters.who is her best friend. J. narrator's belief that a person should have several close friends, not just one best friend. 5. The narrator's parents' mood during the action por- trayed in lines 1-9 can best be described as: A. boastful and aggravated. B. solemn and mystified. C. mischievous and enthusiastic D. confused and stern. 6. The main function of the third paragraph (lines 21-29 is to: F. present the narrator's thoughts about the dusty streets she has traveled on several times before. G. describe the narrator's fascination with the street lights that glow bazily and brightly. H. illustrate the narrator's visual impression of the family's journey through the city and out of it. J. make clear the narrator's admiration for the cloth- ing the girls on the sidewalks wear. 7. In the passage, the phrase "a flat blackness like gleam- ing enamel" (lines 32-33) is used to describe which of the following places or areas? A. A long, crescent-shaped stretch of developed land near the Dead Sea B. The polished walkway along the Dead Sea C. A gravel lot near the Dead Sea D. The Dead Sea itself 8. The narrator feels something like "a spark of alarm" (line 85) when she puts her hands on her mother's waist primarily because the narrator has just: F. sensed her mother's concern that the narrator's sis. ters are unable to talk openly about the family's move. G. realized her father might be in a situation that's difficult for him and troubling to her mother. H. began to understand that her mother never had a best friend as a child. J. learned that her mother isn't pleased with her questions. 9. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that, with regard to the narrator's father' about having returned to Jordan, the narrator's mother believes she is: A. more aware of his feelings than he himself is yet. C. less worried about his feelings than the girls are. B. more surprised by his feelings than the girls are. D. less aware of his feelings than he himself is yet. GO ON TO THE

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1. The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of a first person narrator who:<br />A. relates the actions of several characters but reveals only her own inner thoughts.<br /><br />2. Which of the following statements best captures a main theme of the passage?<br />G. A dramatic life change can be both exciting and difficult.<br /><br />3. It can most reasonably be inferred that which of the following objects referred to in the passage has a special but unexplained significance to the narrator?<br />A. The canvas chaise longue<br /><br />4. The narrator's question "Mom how long do you have to be best friends with someone if you're best friends?" (lines 56-57) leads the two into a discussion about the:<br />G. narrator's new best friend and how long their friendship might last.<br /><br />5. The narrator's parents' mood during the action portrayed in lines 1-9 can best be described as:<br />D. confused and stern.<br /><br />6. The main function of the third paragraph (lines 21-29) is to:<br />H. illustrate the narrator's visual impression of the family's journey through the city and out of it.<br /><br />7. In the passage, the phrase "a flat blackness like gleaming enamel" (lines 32-33) is used to describe which of the following places or areas?<br />D. The Dead Sea itself<br /><br />8. The narrator feels something like "a spark of alarm" (line 85) when she puts her hands on her mother's waist primarily because the narrator has just:<br />G. realized her father might be in a situation that's difficult for him and troubling to her mother.<br /><br />9. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that, with regard to the narrator's father's feelings about having returned to Jordan, the narrator's mother believes she is:<br />A. more aware of his feelings than he himself is yet.
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