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Which details of daily life in coastal Maine hint that the story takes place in a past era? Select two answers.

A
together they climbed up to the center of the island
B
she showed him the graves and they stood quietly together
C
one- and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks
D
high dune grass hid the paths up to the houses
E
the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood
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T
Turner agrees with the townspeople that Malaga Island should be emptied of people, and he feels guilty since Lizzie is his friend.
T
Turner realizes that his playing with Lizzie was the wrong thing to do, and he feels bad about it.
T
Turner feels guilty that he took a boat to Malaga Island, had supper there, and lied to his father about it.
T
Turner likes Malaga Island but cannot defend it because the townspeople do not want him associating with African Americans.
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At which point does the author develop the conflict between the people of Phippsburg and those of Malaga Island in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy?

b
before Turner travels to the island
a
after Turner travels to the island
b
before Turner meets Lizzie Bright
w
when Turner is eating with Lizzie’s family
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Which is an example of external conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy?

T
Turner likes the beach better than the town.
L
Lizzie is not sure she will like the boy on the beach.
T
Turner does not like how his father treats him.
T
Turner likes Malaga Island but cannot say so.
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A , static character stays the same even though there is conflict in the story.

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t
the island’s tall pine trees
t
the island’s rocks that boats can hit
t
the island’s closeness to the mainland
t
the island’s high waves that beat the shore
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At the end of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, why does Reverend Buckminster side with the Phippsburg townspeople against the people of Malaga Island?

M
Mr. Stonecrop describes how much money the island people have taken from the Phippsburg townspeople.
T
The reverend finds out that Turner’s baseball bat and glove were left on the beach, not the front porch.
M
Mr. Stonecrop talks about the people in town who would support those on Malaga Island.
T
The reverend learns that Turner went to the island with Lizzie Griffin, an African American girl.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.And that was when Turner suddenly knew that he was late for dinner, that Reverend Buckminster would be figuring that he'd fallen into some rocky chasm or drowned in the sea, or worse yet, that he'd come up with some other way to embarrass the new minister. And he figured that when he showed up alive after all, his father would stand on the porch and look at him in a way that said Turner would never be the kind of son he had hoped for—it would be as loud as if he had just announced it from the pulpit.

A
Turner does not want to become a minister.
B
the reverend is always critical of him.
C
Turner does not like to explore on his own.
D
the reverend yells at him from the pulpit.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.[Mr. Stonecrop] draped his arm around Turner's shoulders and drew him in, into his strength and power and presence. Turner felt as if he were moving in close to a mountain. But when he looked up into Mr. Stonecrop's face, he shuddered. Mr. Stonecrop was laughing, and his mouth was pulled into a grin, but his eyes were as dead as marbles, almost as if there were nothing behind them. He was like someone out of a ghost story, and Turner tried to draw away.

A
Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is a fair and wise man whom others look up to for leadership about Malaga Island.
B
Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.
C
Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, changes with the seasons, and he changes his mind about the people of Malaga Island.
D
Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is an elderly man who lets others decide what is best in reference to Malaga Island.
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Which details of daily life in coastal Maine hint that the story takes place in a past era? Select two answers.

A
together they climbed up to the center of the island
B
she showed him the graves and they stood quietly together
C
one- and two-room houses clamped themselves to the rocks
D
high dune grass hid the paths up to the houses
E
the chopping block one man was using to split his cordwood
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.And that was how Lizzie saw him as she came up the coast: his back to her, wearing a white shirt fit for glory, throwing rocks up into the air and swinging at them with a piece of driftwoodIf she had figured he had come for a place to breathe, she might have been more understanding—even if she had wondered about him some. If she had figured he was absolutely and completely crazy, she would have let him be. But as far as she knew, he was standing with his left leg forward on her shore, in a place where she had come to clam and to breathe. It was as if he were telling her to move on.And she had had enough of that.

A
Lizzie is unhappy because Turner is wearing a white shirt that is better than her own clothes.
B
Lizzie is angry because Turner is using rocks and a stick instead of a ball and a bat to practice baseball.
C
Lizzie is upset because Turner is standing on the beach she is used to having to herself.
D
Lizzie is afraid because Turner is digging for clams in the spot that Lizzie usually digs.
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At the end of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, why does Reverend Buckminster side with the Phippsburg townspeople against the people of Malaga Island?

A
Mr. Stonecrop describes how much money the island people have taken from the Phippsburg townspeople.
B
The reverend finds out that Turner’s baseball bat and glove were left on the beach, not the front porch.
C
Mr. Stonecrop talks about the people in town who would support those on Malaga Island.
D
The reverend learns that Turner went to the island with Lizzie Griffin, an African American girl.
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Which is an example of external conflict in Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy?

A
Turner likes the beach better than the town.
B
Lizzie is not sure she will like the boy on the beach.
C
Turner does not like how his father treats him.
D
Turner likes Malaga Island but cannot say so.
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In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,Turner disagrees with the townspeople who want to remove everyone from Malaga Island because Turner

A
has never spoken to a black person before meeting Lizzie.
B
does not like the townspeople watching him all the time.
C
wants his father to move his own family to Malaga Island.
D
enjoys Lizzie and his experience on Malaga Island.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."Gentlemen," said Reverend Buckminster slowly, "there clearly are real dangers I had not anticipated." He looked at Turner, and Turner saw in his eyes—distrust. "Perhaps the Lord is leading you in your efforts. And if so, then what else could the minister of First Congregational say but that he is with you in this?""That, Reverend, is what we came to ask," said Mr. Stonecrop. "And it will not be long before Phippsburg is free from this sordidness, and we can start to rebuild ourselves. Someday soon, the settlement on Malaga Island will be no more.

A
Turner’s father, Reverend Buckminster, is torn about what to do about the people on Malaga Island and needs more time to think.
B
The townspeople of Phippsburg are going to remove the people from Malaga Island.
C
Turner’s father, Reverend Buckminster, is going to defend the people of Malaga Island against the townspeople.
D
The people of Malaga Island are going to fight against the Phippsburg townspeople.
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Read the excerpts from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.Excerpt 1:Turner shifted the pail of clams to his other hand, and they followed the curve of the beach past the schoolhouse—the trimmest building on the island—past more shingled one-room homes . . .Excerpt 2:"We tried educating them. We built a school and hired a teacher, all at the town's expense. But that didn't do a single bit of good. . . . There will be those in town who insist that we should keep the school up, that we should spend even more money than we have from the town treasury on other schemes well-intentioned but foolish.”

A
well cared for by the townspeople.
B
the only building by the beach.
C
very close to the people’s homes.
D
the only one for all the island’s students.

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