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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."May I ask why? Or is this something else that wasn't intended to embarrass the new minister?""Because I wanted to know if it was true.""If what was true?""If Lizzie was lying to me. If all she wanted to do was to get me on her side so she wouldn't have to leave the island."Reverend Buckminster sighed. "It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters what people think. It matters that my congregation can tell me what to think when my son goes out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island. It doesn't matter at all how she got you out there.""It matters to me," Turner whispered."Speak up!"

A
He believes that his son cannot be trusted.
B
He cares greatly about the opinions of others.
C
He feels that Lizzie will be a bad influence.
D
He dislikes everyone living on Malaga Island.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.Reverend Buckminster sighed. "It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters what people think. It matters that my congregation can tell me what to think when my son goes out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island. It doesn't matter at all how she got you out there.""It matters to me," Turner whispered."Speak up!""It matters to me."

A
The reader is able to see that Turner cares more about his friendship with Lizzie than the social taboo of hanging out on Malaga Island.
B
The reader is able to see that Turner is simply rebellious and will do anything to embarrass his father in front of his father’s congregation.
C
The reader is able to see how Turner has been influenced by the beliefs of his father and the older people who live in Phippsburg.
D
The reader is able to see that children do not have a clear or accurate view of the real world because they have not yet had many experiences.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.Reverend Buckminster sighed. "It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters what people think. It matters that my congregation can tell me what to think when my son goes out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island. It doesn't matter at all how she got you out there.""It matters to me," Turner whispered."Speak up!""It matters to me."The grim silence circled the room like an eager tiger. It flicked its tail greedily at them, circling, circling, circling. Turner felt that it was about to pounce, claws fully out.And then it did."Forbidden is forbidden. You will stay in the house for the next two weeks, Turner. If I cannot trust you not to go to the island, then I will have to keep you under my eye. You may not leave here except for church services. And this means that you may not go down to the docks today.""They're not down on the docks.""Speak up, Turner. Good Lord, don't mumble like a little whipped boy.""They're not down on the damn docks."

A
Turner’s act of whispering when he tells his father, "It matters to me.”
B
Turner’s thoughts when he reflects that the “grim silence circled the room.”
C
Turner’s feelings when he “felt that it was about to pounce, claws fully out.”
D
Turner’s words when he says, “They’re not down on the damn docks.”
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."Is that you up there, laughing like a loon?"Lizzie. Lizzie Bright.He put his head out the window. "What are you doing here?" he called down."Well, I've missed you, too. I'm stealing chickens.""We don't have any chickens.""Your dog, then.""We don't have a dog.""I figured you didn't have a dog—or he was deaf as a post. What does a minister have to steal?""Books. Preaching books."She paused. "I guess you can keep those. I'll try somewhere else."

A
words.
B
actions.
C
feelings.
D
thoughts.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.It seemed to Turner less and less likely that he would be lighting out for the Territories anytime soon. But as the days went by and he settled into his imprisonment, he was comforted by one thing: who knew how, but he was more and more sure that Lizzie had not lied to him, and that Malaga was as real as real.And there was one other comfort, and it came from a surprising source. After three days of his absence, Mrs. Cobb appeared at the parsonage to ask if he had been sick. When she found out he wasn't, she asked if Turner might come to her house to play the organ for her. His mother agreed.Turner was not told how Reverend Buckminster came to agree to this, too, and he did not ask.Turner dawdled on his way down to her house each afternoon. Not that there was much to see. But there was the sea breeze, and the trees were starting to yellow and blush. So he dawdled until he came to the picket fence, and every day Mrs. Cobb was standing at the door waiting for him, scowling and sour.

A
Lizzie.
B
Turner.
C
Mrs. Cobb.
D
Turner’s mother.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.She glared at him."Lizzie, I swear to you, as sure as I'm standing right here—that's a lie. Every bit of it. Every single bit.""My granddaddy said it was a lie, too." She leaned her head to one side and looked at him steadily. "So why haven't you been down to the island?""So only you get to ask questions now?""Yes." She waited."I haven't been down to the island because my father believes that you were using me to help you stay on Malaga Island.""Well," she said slowly. "Well.""I didn't believe it, either." The sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again.

A
They are angered by the lies the adults have been spreading.
B
Neither of them is able to fully trust what the other is claiming.
C
Each trusts the other and cares a great deal about their friendship.
D
Both are worried about the troubles their friendship may bring.
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The author chose to tell Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy from the perspective of children rather than adults.

A
It is ineffective because the reader is not able to understand who is involved in the racial conflict occurring between Phippsburg and Malaga.
B
It is ineffective because the reader is not able to understand the reasons behind the racial conflict occurring between Phippsburg and Malaga.
C
It is effective because the reader is able to better understand how young people are experiencing the racial conflict between Phippsburg and Malaga.
D
It is effective because the reader is able to better understand what occurs as a result of the racial conflict between Phippsburg and Malaga.
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Based on the excerpt, which lines support the conclusion that Turner is willing to defy his father’s wishes and see Lizzie the next day? Check all that apply.

A
Lizzie looked at him for a long time, tilting her head to one side as if trying to figure him out—which was what she was doing.
B
“What do you think your daddy would say if he saw us two standing out here right now?"
C
"He'd say hell and damnation. So you going to come?"
D
“Then I'll see you tomorrow at high tide, Lizzie Bright."
E
Turner snuck back inside, as quiet as could be, thinking of high tide.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.Reverend Buckminster sighed. "It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters what people think. It matters that my congregation can tell me what to think when my son goes out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island. It doesn't matter at all how she got you out there.""It matters to me," Turner whispered."Speak up!""It matters to me."

A
Turner’s age is not allowing him to fully understand his father’s concerns over the racial conflict.
B
Turner’s location is not allowing him to see that racial conflict can occur anywhere.
C
Turner’s morals are not allowing him to take part in the racial conflict that is occurring.
D
Turner’s limited education is not allowing him to understand exactly what racial conflict is.
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What are some clues that the narrator’s point of view is third-person omniscient? Check all that apply.

A
the use of the pronouns “they” and “she”
B
the use of the pronoun “I”
C
thoughts and feelings limited to Lizzie
D
thoughts and feelings limited to Turner
E
thoughts and feelings of both Lizzie and Turner
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.Reverend Buckminster sighed. "It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters what people think. It matters that my congregation can tell me what to think when my son goes out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island. It doesn't matter at all how she got you out there.""It matters to me," Turner whispered."Speak up!""It matters to me."

A
The reader is able to see that Turner cares more about his friendship with Lizzie than the social taboo of hanging out on Malaga Island.
B
The reader is able to see that Turner is simply rebellious and will do anything to embarrass his father in front of his father’s congregation.
C
The reader is able to see how Turner has been influenced by the beliefs of his father and the older people who live in Phippsburg.
D
The reader is able to see that children do not have a clear or accurate view of the real world because they have not yet had many experiences.
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Read the line from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.Lizzie looked at him for a long time, tilting her head to one side as if trying to figure him out—which was what she was doing.

A
The reader is able to hear Lizzie’s thoughts as described by her.
B
The narrator does not explain what Lizzie is thinking at the time.
C
The pronoun “she” is used when describing the thoughts of Lizzie.
D
The actions and feelings of Lizzie are described in very great detail.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.Reverend Buckminster sighed. "It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters what people think. It matters that my congregation can tell me what to think when my son goes out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island. It doesn't matter at all how she got you out there.""It matters to me," Turner whispered."Speak up!""It matters to me."

A
Turner’s age is not allowing him to fully understand his father’s concerns over the racial conflict.
B
Turner’s location is not allowing him to see that racial conflict can occur anywhere.
C
Turner’s morals are not allowing him to take part in the racial conflict that is occurring.
D
Turner’s limited education is not allowing him to understand exactly what racial conflict is.
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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.They stood together quietly, in the dark, in the growing cool of the night, and the sea breeze gave up on them and played in the dark leaves above, and the sound of the waves came in with the quiet. The stars popped in the night sky like distant firecrackers, and beyond them the great streak of the Milky Way came down out of heaven and draped a swathe into the ocean beyond. Turner could almost feel the globe sliding under his feet. Lizzie felt it, too and she reached out and took his hand for a moment—as if for balance—and then dropped it.

A
The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of only Lizzie.
B
The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of only Turner.
C
The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of both Lizzie and Turner.
D
The reader can follow the thoughts and feelings of neither Lizzie nor Turner.
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Based on chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, what conclusion can be drawn about Lizzie, given that she went to visit Turner?

A
She is thoughtless.
B
She is adventurous.
C
She is strong-willed.
D
She is hot-tempered.
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What are some clues that the narrator’s point of view is third-person omniscient? Check all that apply.

A
the use of the pronouns “they” and “she”
B
the use of the pronoun “I”
C
thoughts and feelings limited to Lizzie
D
thoughts and feelings limited to Turner
E
thoughts and feelings of both Lizzie and Turner
17

Based on the excerpt, which lines support the conclusion that Turner is willing to defy his father’s wishes and see Lizzie the next day? Check all that apply.

A
Lizzie looked at him for a long time, tilting her head to one side as if trying to figure him out—which was what she was doing.
B
“What do you think your daddy would say if he saw us two standing out here right now?"
C
"He'd say hell and damnation. So you going to come?"
D
“Then I'll see you tomorrow at high tide, Lizzie Bright."
E
Turner snuck back inside, as quiet as could be, thinking of high tide.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.She glared at him."Lizzie, I swear to you, as sure as I'm standing right here—that's a lie. Every bit of it. Every single bit.""My granddaddy said it was a lie, too." She leaned her head to one side and looked at him steadily. "So why haven't you been down to the island?""So only you get to ask questions now?""Yes." She waited."I haven't been down to the island because my father believes that you were using me to help you stay on Malaga Island.""Well," she said slowly. "Well.""I didn't believe it, either." The sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again.

A
They are angered by the lies the adults have been spreading.
B
Neither of them is able to fully trust what the other is claiming.
C
Each trusts the other and cares a great deal about their friendship.
D
Both are worried about the troubles their friendship may bring.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."Because I wanted to know if it was true.""If what was true?""If Lizzie was lying to me. If all she wanted to do was to get me on her side so she wouldn't have to leave the island."Reverend Buckminster sighed. "It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters what people think. It matters that my congregation can tell me what to think when my son goes out to visit a Negro girl on Malaga Island. It doesn't matter at all how she got you out there.""It matters to me," Turner whispered."Speak up!""It matters to me."The grim silence circled the room like an eager tiger. It flicked its tail greedily at them, circling, circling, circling. Turner felt that it was about to pounce, claws fully out.And then it did.

A
It would focus more on the social implications of the racial conflict.
B
It would focus less on the racial conflict between the two towns.
C
It would be more accurate since adults tend to be more truthful.
D
It would be less biased since adults tend to have fewer prejudices.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."Is that you up there, laughing like a loon?"Lizzie. Lizzie Bright.He put his head out the window. "What are you doing here?" he called down."Well, I've missed you, too. I'm stealing chickens.""We don't have any chickens.""Your dog, then.""We don't have a dog.""I figured you didn't have a dog—or he was deaf as a post. What does a minister have to steal?""Books. Preaching books."She paused. "I guess you can keep those. I'll try somewhere else."

A
words.
B
actions.
C
feelings.
D
thoughts.

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