Read the poem "Mussels in April." Then answer the following.

In line 10, the speaker most likely refers to the mussels as “sealed mysteries” to

Read this sentence from the last paragraph of "In The Country of Grasses."

As my eyes become acquainted with lion, I begin to distinguish fur from grass.

Which of these statements best explains the meaning of this sentence?

Read these sentences related to the story “Breakfast”, the first chapter from the novel Jim the Boy.

Occasionally the uncles grew cross with each other, and, for a few days, Uncle Al and Uncle Coran would retire to their houses immediately after supper. There they sat by their own fires, or on their own porches, and kept their own counsel until their anger passed.

These details are included to show that the uncles want to

The following item should be answered upon reading Anna and the King which was originally reprinted for the English HSA from Literary Cavalcade, January 2000, by permission of Scholastic Inc. This passage has been removed from the mdk12.org website due to copyright restrictions.

Anna and the King is a screenplay about an English woman, Anna Leonowens, who accepts a position to tutor the son of the King of Siam. During her first encounter with the King, he unexpectedly adds to her responsibilities.

Read this line from the scene.

MONGKUT (eyes flashing): You do not set conditions, and you shall OBEY!

According to the stage directions, how should the actor playing King Mongkut deliver this line?

Read the poem “Foul Shot.” Then answer the following:

In line 4, the poet uses the phrase “squeezed by silence” to describe the effect of

Read the essay “Yes, I Can!” Then answer the following.

When the author says the frontiersmen's “real possibles were contained in a skin bag carried just behind their eyeballs,” he is suggesting that the frontiersmen

Read the essay “Bug, Interrupted.” Then answer the following:

Which of these descriptions of fireflies in “Bug, Interrupted” is NOT supported by the images in the poem “Fireflies in the Garden”?

Read the essay “Rough Road Ahead: Do Not Exceed Posted Speed Limit.” Then answer the following:

When the author cautions cyclists against accepting advice from “old-timers who haven’t left the confines of their porches since Carter was in office,” he is suggesting that the men’s

Read the poem “Unfolding Bud.” Then answer the following:

The poet most likely uses the words “Revealing its rich inner self” in line 15 to show

Read the essay “The Architecture of a Soul.” Then answer the following item.

What is the most likely reason the author begins her essay with a list of names of shells?

Read the story “Winter Hibiscus.” Then answer the following item.

For Saeng, the hibiscus represents all of the following EXCEPT

Read the story “Nonrepresentational Art.” Then answer Numbers 1 through 6.

Read the story “Nonrepresentational Art.” Then answer the following item.

Read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the story.

Louise, who is a great believer in the benefits of physical exercise, had the idea that it would be a pleasant excursion for us to walk from her house across Tallahassee to her friend’s house.

The narrator most likely uses the words “pleasant excursion” in this sentence to suggest that her sister’s idea is

Read the story “Nonrepresentational Art.” Then answer the following item.

Read paragraph 12 of the story.

Supper was elegant, but not substantial—little dabs of pink-and-white food on lettuce leaves. Mama pulled a saltshaker out of her pocket and gave everything on her plate a heavy sprinkling. The artist-host watched, mesmerized. It was like a little snowstorm.

The author includes the details in these sentences most likely to show Mama’s