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Analyzing the Series of Events in Outcasts United Answers

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Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.A moment later, Fornatee made his way toward Luma. She was standing in a huddle of Under Fifteen players, assigning them their positions. Fornatee tried to blend into the group as if he expected to get a position."Fornatee," Luma said when she saw him, "go away." Fornatee was startled. He froze as the other players turned to look at him."Coach, can I talk to you after?" he asked."Yes—go away," Luma said before continuing with her position assignments. Fornatee walked back to the jungle gym, where Prince and some of his other friends had gathered to watch the scrimmage. He would watch and wait, and try to persuade Coach to take him back.

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Who will win the game between the Fifteens and the Seventeens?
B
Will Luma speak to Fornatee and allow him back onto the team?
C
Will Fornatee watch the scrimmage from the sidelines of the field?
D
Have Fornatee and Prince been friends for a very long time?
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Which are types of third-person point of view? Check all that apply.

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limited
B
personal
C
omniscient
D
capable
E
infinite
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Sports participation can boost self-confidence.
M
Many students prefer art or music to sports.
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Kids who play sports are nicer people.
T
This story is about kids who play soccer.
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Chronological order is useful when a writer wants to help readers understand

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the points of view of several characters.
a
any events that happened previously.
d
details and connections about the story’s events.
h
how two different elements compare to each other.
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Luma talks with Beatrice outside the apartment.
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Luma gives Jeremiah rides to every practice.
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Luma begins a team for fifteen-year-olds and under.
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Luma finds volunteer tutors for her players.
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She asks for the ball.
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She hears the boy talking about her.
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She shows off her ball skills.
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She rocks back and forth.
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The theme of a text is the

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way the plot is developed by the author.
t
topic the author has chosen for the text.
m
message the text conveys about a topic.
o
opinion the author has about a subject.
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Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.Tryouts were to be held on the field of the Clarkston Community Center, an old brick and cream-colored clapboard building on Indian Creek Drive. At the time, the center was run by an energetic African American named Chris Holliday and governed by a board of trustees made up mostly of longtime Clarkston residents. But it was the refugee community that seemed to really embrace the center.The person point of view is used in this excerpt.

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Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.Teachers learned to call Luma when her players' parents couldn't be found or were at work. The families showed their gratitude by offering Luma tea and inviting her to dinner. Luma felt needed, and couldn't help but notice how much better this kind of work felt than running Ashton's. In fact, Ashton's was losing money—and fast. Luma was worried. She didn't want to disappoint her investors, and she had wanted more than anything to prove to her parents that she could succeed on her own. But lately, she had begun to wonder how much longer she could keep the place open.

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the families’
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Luma’s
C
the investors’
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the narrator’s
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Read the excerpt from Outcasts United.Beatrice walked outside with Jeremiah and explained her concerns to Coach Luma: she wanted to know that her son would be safe and with an adult. She wanted to know how to get in touch with Luma if something went wrong. And she wanted to make sure that Jeremiah wasn't walking alone through Clarkston."She did the bulk of the talking," Luma recalled. "She said that Jeremiah was her baby and she wanted to know where he was going."Luma promised to pick Jeremiah up before practice and to drop him off afterward. He wouldn't have to walk alone. She gave Beatrice her cell phone number and promised to be reachable.

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It allows readers to see both Beatrice’s and Luma’s sides of the story.
B
It helps the reader understand just Beatrice’s point of view.
C
It allows the reader to focus on only one side of the story.
D
It helps the reader gain insight into only Luma’s thoughts and feelings.

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