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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 8. Read critically to evaluate literary texts

Objective a. Analyze the plausibility of the plot and the credibility of the characters

Assessment limit: In the text or a portion of the text

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item
Read this passage about a family’s dinner table conversation from the novel Absolutely Normal Chaos.

How does the author use the dinner table conversation to make the characters seem real? In your response, use details from their conversation that make the characters seem real.

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