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Read the following sentences from The Story Girl.
"No, she isn't," said Dan instantly, from across the room. "But you'll think she is while she's talking to you. Everybody does. It's only when you go away from her that you find out she isn't a bit pretty after all."
What is Dan suggesting by his description of the Story Girl?
a. She has such a beautiful voice people forget what she looks like.
b. People enjoy her stories so much they confuse that with her appearance.
c. The Story Girl is plain looking but everyone pretends she is beautiful.
d. Dan is the only one who believes that the Story Girl is not very pretty.
Read the following sentences from The Story Girl.
We had never lived long enough in any one house to develop a feeling of affection for it; but here, under the roof-tree built by Great-Grandfather King ninety years ago, that feeling swept into our boyish hearts and souls like a flood of living sweetness and tenderness.
What is the author suggesting with these sentences?
a. The boys had enjoyed moving around and did not want to settle in one place.
b. Perhaps for the first time, the boys believed they were feeling a sense of home.
c. Missing their father made the boys realize they would never have a place to live.
d. Unsure as to whether or not this house would be welcoming to them, the boys
felt sad.
Which of the following BEST describes the mood of the story at the end of the passage?
a. The mood is sad as the children are thinking about the house their father lived in.
b. The mood is happy as the children are excited about staying in their new home.
c. The mood is uncertain as the children are concerned about meeting the Story Girl.
d. The mood is funny because the children find it funny that Felicity makes fun of
Felix.
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