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Interpret the Meaning of an Allusion

July 9, 2021

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Question 1 of 17

1. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
Lucia never knows how her grandmother will react when she hears bad news. Grandma Lupe could be a Dr. Jekyll or a Mr. Hyde.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Grandma Lupe gives good advice to people in difficult situations.
- Grandma Lupe adapts quickly to unfortunate circumstances.
- Grandma Lupe sometimes forgets her medical training.
- Grandma Lupe is unpredictably kind or angry.
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Question 2 of 17

2. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
For the boy, the cookie jar had the appeal of the forbidden fruit.
Choose Correct Answer:
- The boy wanted to eat the cookies even more because he was not allowed to do so.
- The boy wanted to bake his own cookies, but his mother was not there to help him.
- The boy had never liked cookies and would prefer to eat something more healthy.
- The boy was not interested in the cookies because his mother said he could not have them.
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Question 3 of 17

3. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
When Joey figured out the answer to the riddle, he felt like Sherlock Holmes.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Joey felt uncertain about his answer.
- Joey felt like there were not enough clues to help him solve the riddle.
- Joey felt that the answer to the riddle was too obvious.
- Joey felt extraordinarily clever.
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Question 4 of 17

4. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
Because of the amount of time he spent in the pool, Jerry’s friends called him Poseidon.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Jerry was never in the pool.
- Jerry loved being in the water.
- Jerry liked swimming and playing basketball.
- Jerry was not a great swimmer.
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Question 5 of 17

5. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
Hogan made sure to bring a map for the bike race, lest he wander the desert for forty years in the same way that the Israelites did.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Hogan wanted to live in the desert.
- Hogan thought the race would take years to complete.
- Hogan preferred living in the city to the countryside.
- Hogan was afraid of getting lost.
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Question 6 of 17

6. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
When Jermaine took money from his aunt’s wallet to donate to his basketball team, he felt like a regular Robin Hood. His aunt, on the other hand, thought he was a regular petty thief.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Jermaine meant, but forgot, to ask his aunt for the donation.
- Jermaine was hoping that he would get caught.
- Jermaine thought that what he did was for a good cause.
- Jermaine thought the money would help him become better at archery.
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Question 7 of 17

7. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
Bill could navigate the terrain of the forest with the skill of Mowgli, the boy raised in the jungle.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Bill got lost in the forest easily.
- Bill enjoyed the beach more than the forest.
- Bill fell into a cave in the forest.
- Bill knew his way around the forest.
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Question 8 of 17

8. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
When the small high school’s football team defeated the state champions, it felt like David defeating Goliath.
Choose Correct Answer:
- The small team used rocks to help them defeat the better team.
- The small team beat a much better team despite the odds being against them.
- The small team did not want to beat the state champions.
- The small team was expected to defeat the state champions.
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Question 9 of 17

9. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
After the power went out during the storm, Grandpa muttered that Thor must be furious.
Choose Correct Answer:
- The storm brought inches of snow cover.
- The storm was mild.
- The storm was disastrous because there were no flashlights in the house.
- The storm was terrible and brought lots of lightning.
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Question 10 of 17

10. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
Heidi waxed and polished her car, hoping to turn a pumpkin into a golden carriage.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Heidi wanted to make her beat-up car look fancy.
- Heidi wished that she had a different car.
- Heidi painted her orange car gold.
- Heidi hoped to be invited to a fancy event.
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Question 11 of 17

11. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
The teacher often called the group of students “the Knights of the Round Table.”
Choose Correct Answer:
- The students taught their teacher new brainstorming techniques.
- The students were dedicated to the class.
- The students sat at a circular table.
- The students did not care for the class.
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Question 12 of 17

12. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
Bobby’s parents warned him that if he kept lying, he would have a longer nose than Pinocchio.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Bobby's lies would make him look different.
- Bobby could get further in life if he learned to lie well.
- Bobby would soon experience the consequences of lying.
- Bobby would experience no consequences from lying.
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Question 13 of 17

13. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
After Greg’s father’s death, Greg’s friends worried that he would turn into Hamlet, suddenly acting completely unlike himself.
Choose Correct Answer:
- Greg's friends were worried that Greg would move away.
- Greg's friends thought that he was handling his father's death well.
- Greg's friends thought that Greg would want to become an actor.
- Greg's friends were worried about his mental health.
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Question 14 of 17

14. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
The teacher was so firm in her rules that the students offered to give her two stone tablets to transcribe them on.
Choose Correct Answer:
- The teacher's rules were unchanging and inflexible.
- The teacher had too many rules to remember.
- The teacher was easygoing toward her students.
- The teacher wanted to send her students to the best colleges.
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Question 15 of 17

15. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
The running back zoomed around the defenders, earning him the nickname the Flash.
Choose Correct Answer:
- The running back was the best athlete on the football team.
- The running back jumped over defenders.
- The running back moved incredibly quickly.
- The running back was too small for the defenders to tackle easily.
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Question 16 of 17

16. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
George, who was the class clown, got into trouble at the pace of the rascally Tom Sawyer
Choose Correct Answer:
- George got into trouble frequently.
- George never got caught when he did something mischievous.
- George was the favorite student of his teacher.
- George rarely got into trouble.
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Question 17 of 17

17. Question
What does the allusion shown in bold most likely mean?
The house was built so sturdily that even a big bad wolf could not blow it down.
Choose Correct Answer:
- The house was wolf-proof.
- The house was built in an area that had a lot of wolves.
- The house was very strong.
- The house was in an area that was very windy.
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