Question 1

a place to store grain

Accepted Answer

granary

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cogs

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orchestration

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protrude

Question 2

a flat shape with four sides

Accepted Answer

parallelogram

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granary

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orchestration

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exhilaration

Question 3

arranging music

Accepted Answer

orchestration

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anonymous

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deformed

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exhilaration

Question 4

being unknown, unrecognized

Accepted Answer

anonymous

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dreary

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desiccated

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orchestration

Question 5

the teeth on the wheels that turn machinery

Accepted Answer

cogs

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protrude

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parallelogram

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dreary

Question 6

excited happiness

Accepted Answer

exhilaration

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expert

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anonymous

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orchestration

Question 7

worn-out or lifeless

Accepted Answer

dreary

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deformed

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desiccated

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protrude

Question 8

dried up

Accepted Answer

desiccated

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anonymous

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dreary

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deformed

Question 9

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

Accepted Answer

deformed

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desiccated

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protrude

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dreary

Question 10

to stick out

Accepted Answer

protrude

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deformed

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cogs

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anonymous

Question 11

Choose the word that best describes how the author feels while at the factory farm.

Accepted Answer

curious

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frightened

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content

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bored

Question 12

If the author was curious about the factory farm, what excerpt from the passage best supports that opinion?

Accepted Answer

"I tiptoe around and explore, leaving vague bootie prints in the sawdust.  I'm starting to feel more comfortable with the turkeys, willing to get closer to them, if not handle them."

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"I walk over to C - it's been the full ten minutes, and I'm not eager to push our luck."

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"Because there are so many animals, it takes me several minutes before I take in just how many dead ones there are."

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"The exhilaration of seeing what I came to see, and confronting all of these baby animals, has me feeling pretty good."

Question 13

Why did the author choose to call this text "The Rescue"?

Accepted Answer

The author's companion, C, ended a chick's life in order to stop its pain.

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C was a veterinarian hired to provide therapy to the chicks at the factory.

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The author and his friend saved a family of chicks from a large factory.

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The author is a doctor who was administering medicine to chicks.

Question 14

Which statement best describes C, the person who sneaks into the farm with the author?

Accepted Answer

C believes the chicks are being treated badly on the farm.

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C and the author are good friends and they are farmers as well.

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C wants to nurture the chicks because they have no mothers.

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C loves animals and wants to play with the turkey chicks.

Question 15

In paragraph 4, the author describes the machinery on the farm.  Why would the author include this description in the story?

Accepted Answer

to show how machine-like and unnatural the farming system is

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to show the balance we have created in mixing science and livestock

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to demonstrate how technology has made farming clean and simple

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to show how scientifically successful the farm's machinery is

Question 16

Choose the sentences that contain descriptive language in the passage.

Accepted Answer

Some are blood matted; some are covered in sores.

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All of the choices

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Because there are so many animals, it takes me several minutes before I take in just how many dead ones there are.

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The dead ones are the exceptions, but there are few places to look without seeing at least one.

Question 17

Why does the author have so many questions in the story?

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wants the reader to be a part of the story & curious about the strange details

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wants the reader to be confused

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None of these choices

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wants the reader to see the farm with the descriptive details

Question 18

How does the description of the chicks change after the author starts to get closer to them?

Accepted Answer

At first they're cute; then he see how diseased they are

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At first he thinks they're machines; then he sees they're real

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They have blackened beak & toes; red spots on their heads

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It doesn't change

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