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8. Part A
How do the words “growling,” “leathery wings” and “yellow fangs” contribute to the plot in paragraphs 5-6?
A. They exemplify Percy’s creative imagination
B. They develop a petrifying mood
C. They highlight Percy’s inability to face conflict head on
D. They emphasize Percy’s inner conflict
Part B
Which other evidence best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Holding a pen in his hand” (paragraph 8)
B. “Made of water” (paragraph 16)
C. “Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle” (paragraph 17)
D. “a chill of evil in the air” (paragraph 17)
9. Part A
Which detail from the excerpt reveals that Percy’s is still in “The Ordinary World” stage of the hero’s journey?
A. “The school counselor told me this was part of the ADHD, my brain misinterpreting things.” (paragraph 1)
B. “She wasn’t human.“ (paragraph 6)
C. “I snatched the ballpoint pen out of the air, but when it hit my hand, it wasn’t a pen anymore.” (paragraph 11)
D. “Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan.” (paragraph 17)
Part B
Which other detail from the excerpt reveals that Percy is still in “The Ordinary World” stage in the novel?
A. “I have moments like that a lot, when my brain falls asleep or something, and the next thing I know I’ve missed something, as if a puzzle piece fell out of the universe and left me staring at the blank place behind it.” (Paragraph 1)
B. “She was a shriveled hag with bat wings and claw and a mouth full of yellow fangs, and she was about to slice me to ribbons.” (Paragraph 6)
C. “The metal blade hit her shoulder and passed clean through her body as if she were made of water.
D. “She exploded into yellow powder, vaporized on the spot…” (Paragraph 17)
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