Question 1

Which of these helps Mike solve Mrs. Watson’s problem?

Accepted Answer

Agatha’s meowing

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Her keys on the table

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The smell of her cookies

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The detail about the Ranger Scouts meeting

Question 2

This play is divided into two scenes because —

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the setting changes between Scene 1 and Scene 2

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the conflict is presented in Scene 1 and resolved in Scene 2

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the dialogue begins in Scene 2

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a character in Scene 1 is not present in Scene 2

Question 3

Which of these is the best summary of Scene 1?

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As Carl and Mike begin to watch a mystery movie, they hear a scream. Carl goes outside to investigate, and Mike follows.

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Mike is peeking through Carl’s curtains when he hears a scream. Someone is yelling for help.

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Carl and Mike watch television during a thunderstorm. They hear a scream, and at first they think it has come from the TV.

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While Mike is visiting Carl during a rainstorm, they hear someone scream. Mike is frightened by it, but Carl is not.

Question 4

Read this excerpt from Scene 2. What can the reader infer about Carl from this excerpt?

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Carl thinks that what Mike is saying isn’t important.

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Carl thinks that Mike has been rude to Mrs. Watson.

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Carl doesn’t believe that the traffic was bad.

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Carl envies Mike for being a Ranger Scout.

Question 5

The playwright included thunder and lightning in Scene 1 most likely to —

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create suspense

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indicate that the main characters are afraid

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explain the book’s disappearance

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alarm the audience

Question 6

How is Carl different from Mike?

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Carl is more curious.

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Carl is more fearful.

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Carl is more honest.

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Carl is more careless.

Question 7

Which of the props used in this play is needed for the resolution of the conflict?

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A book

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A detective hat

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A set of keys

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The plate of cookies

Question 8

Why is Dexter awake during most of the play?

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He is nervous about traveling without his parents.

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He is worried about forgetting Mr. Snowball.

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He has difficulty falling asleep without his mother reading to him.

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He is anxious about staying with Grandma.

Question 9

This play has just one scene because —

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the setting does not change

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only two characters speak

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the setting is indoors

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no new characters are introduced

Question 10

Which of these is the best summary of the play?

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Leo is trying to sleep, but his younger brother Dexter keeps talking to him about a bus trip the boys will be taking the next day. Leo finally reads Dexter his favorite book, and Dexter falls asleep.

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Dexter and Leo have a conversation about missing their mom and about how they will take a bus trip to Dallas the next day. Leo says Dexter is too old for bedtime stories but admits that he used to like the same story.

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Dexter, Leo’s younger brother, wakes Leo up to ask whether they’ve packed everything and whether they might get lost when they go on a bus trip the next day. Leo tells Dexter that nothing will go wrong.

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Leo and Dexter are about to go on a bus trip without their mom or dad, and Dexter keeps talking about it. Dexter asks Leo whether he is going to miss a girl who came over to work with him on a science project for school.

Question 11

Dexter’s lines throughout the play suggest that he —

Accepted Answer

depends on Leo to help him feel secure

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doesn’t think Leo listens to him

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likes to annoy Leo whenever possible

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does not approve of Leo’s friendship with Chloe Barnett

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