The New Reader As Detective - Answer Key

The New Reader
Detective
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Answer Key Contents

ANSWERS TO THE STUDENT BOOK The Adventure of the Speckled Band (PART 1) The Adventure of the Speckled Band (PART 2) The Adventure of the Speckled Band (PART 3) After Twenty Years Sarah Tops The Open Window One Throw Ive Got Gloria Just Once The Leopard Mans Story The Purloined Letter (PART 1) The Purloined Letter (PART 2) Joann Curley: Caught by a Hair All Summer in a Day The Treasure of Lemon Brown Born Worker (PART 1) Born Worker (PART 2) August Heat Every Fifth Man On the Outlaw Trail The Grind of an Axe (PART 1) The Grind of an Axe (PART 2) iii 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 14 15
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ANSWER KEY
ANSWERS TO THE TEST BANK TEST: The Adventure of the Speckled Band (PART 1) TEST: The Adventure of the Speckled Band (PART 2) TEST: The Adventure of the Speckled Band (PART 3) TEST: After Twenty Years TEST: Sarah Tops TEST: The Open Window TEST: One Throw TEST: Ive Got Gloria TEST: Just Once TEST: The Leopard Mans Story TEST: The Purloined Letter (PART 1) TEST: The Purloined Letter (PART 2) TEST: Joann Curley: Caught by a Hair TEST: All Summer in a Day TEST: The Treasure of Lemon Brown TEST: Born Worker (PART 1) TEST: Born Worker (PART 2) TEST: August Heat TEST: Every Fifth Man TEST: On the Outlaw Trail TEST: The Grind of an Axe (PART 1) TEST: The Grind of an Axe (PART 2) Rubric for Short-Answer Questions
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Answers to Student Book

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
P A R T 1 (Page 1)
Be a Reading Detective
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c b c c a 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. b b c c a
Follow the Trail

11. a 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. c
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. observe fatal soothingly vehicle companion
Look at Language
21. c 22. c 23. d 24. b 25. a
Review the Case

Student answers will vary.
ANSWER KEY

P A R T 2 (Page 14)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c a c c b 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a b c c b
Follow the Trail

11. a 12. b 13. a 14. b 15. c
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. active furnished investigation reflect satisfying
Look at Language
21. b 22. c 23. b 24. c 25. d
Review the Case


P A R T 3 (Page 28)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a c c a b 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. c a a c b
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. c 13. a 14. c 15. a
AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. inspection obtaining provide assistance prevent
Look at Language
21. b 22. d 23. a 24. a 25. c
Review the Case

After Twenty Years (Page 41)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. b c b c b 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a c c b c
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. a 13. b 14. b 15. a
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. reputation vivid steady compete granted
Look at Language
21. b 22. c 23. d 24. b 25. b
Review the Case

ANSWER KEY
Sarah Tops (Page 51)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c c b b d 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. b b b a a
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. c
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. pollution hysterical bragging entirely stashed
Look at Language
21. a 22. b 23. b 24. d 25. a
Review the Case

The Open Window (Page 61)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c b a b c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. b a c a b
Follow the Trail

11. b 12. c 13. a 14. a 15. c
ONE THROW
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. introduction shudder tragedy chill alert
Look at Language
21. c 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. d
Review the Case

One Throw (Page 71)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a c b b c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. c a c b b
Follow the Trail

11. a 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. c
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. exaggerating bleachers lobby sore career
Look at Language
21. c 22. b 23. a 24. a 25. a
Review the Case

ANSWER KEY
Ive Got Gloria (Page 83)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. d a b a c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. b a c b b
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. b 13. d 14. c 15. d
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. remedial despite contrary deliberately expressly
Look at Language
21. a 22. b 23. b 24. b 25. b
Review the Case

Just Once (Page 97)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c b b c a 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. d b c a c
Follow the Trail

11. b 12. c 13. a 14. b 15. c
THE LEOPARD MANS STORY
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. stifle faculties elude tolerant hapless
Look at Language
21. b 22. d 23. a 24. b 25. c
Review the Case

The Leopard Mans Story (Page 111)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. c c a b c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a c b b a
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. a 13. d 14. b 15. a
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. vast eager undisguised recollection triumph
Look at Language
21. b 22. d 23. d 24. a 25. c
Review the Case

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The Purloined Letter

P A R T 1 (Page 121)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. b a b b c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a b b c a
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. b 13. c 14. a 15. b
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. astounded caution immensely accurate conceal
Look at Language
21. a 22. c 23. c 24. b 25. b
Review the Case

The Purloined Letter

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. b c c b a 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. b b b c b
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. c
JOANN CURLEY: CAUGHT BY A HAIR
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. exceedingly fascinating probable keen intelligence
Look at Language
21. a 22. c 23. d 24. b 25. a
Review the Case

Joann Curley: Caught by a Hair (Page 142)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a c a c d 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. b b d a b
Follow the Trail

11. d 12. a 13. b 14. a 15. b
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. inflammation debilitating sufficient vibrant beneficiary
Look at Language
21. d 22. b 23. d 24. c 25. d
Review the Case

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All Summer in a Day (Page 153)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. d b c c b 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. d c a a b
Follow the Trail

11. b 12. c 13. c 14. d 15. a
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. tumultuously surged slackening resilient compounded
Look at Language
21. a 22. c 23. d 24. b 25. d
Review the Case

The Treasure of Lemon Brown (Page 167)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. b b b b c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a a c d a
Follow the Trail

11. b 12. c 13. b 14. b 15. a
BORN WORKER
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Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ominous commence probing beckoned gnarled
Look at Language
21. d 22. a 23. a 24. c 25. a
Review the Case

Born Worker
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a a c a b 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. d a a b b
Follow the Trail

11. b 12. d 13. a 14. c 15. a
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. supervise array genuflected debris descended
Look at Language
21. c 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. c
Review the Case

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Born Worker
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a d c b b 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a b c d d
Follow the Trail

11. a 12. c 13. c 14. b 15. d
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. stagnant shuffling babbled buckled staggered
Look at Language
21. b 22. b 23. d 24. a 25. b
Review the Case

August Heat (Page 209)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a b c a c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. a c a c b
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. b 13. a 14. b 15. c
EVERY FIFTH MAN
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Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. remarkable vaguest conveyed coincidence intent
Look at Language
21. a 22. a 23. a 24. c 25. c
Review the Case

Every Fifth Man (Page 221)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. b b c a b 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. d d d c a
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. a 13. d 14. c 15. a
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. paratrooper mustiness withering deterrent tempered
Look at Language
21. b 22. d 23. d 24. c 25. a
Review the Case

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On the Outlaw Trail (Page 231)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a a d c b 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. d b c c d
Follow the Trail

11. c 12. d 13. b 14. a 15. b
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ammunition exhumation disintegrated sparse romanticized
Look at Language
21. a 22. b 23. a 24. c 25. b
Review the Case

The Grind of an Axe

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. d c a b c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. b d a d a
Follow the Trail

11. d 12. b 13. a 14. c 15. d
THE GRIND OF AN AXE
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Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. impaling typically succumb wizened quaintly
Look at Language
21. d 22. b 23. b 24. a 25. b
Review the Case

The Grind of an Axe

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. d b a c c 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. b a d c b
Follow the Trail

11. b 12. d 13. b 14. c 15. d
Find Word Meanings

16. 17. 18. 19. 20. heartily exquisite dedicate mortuary deliberated
Look at Language
21. d 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. c
Review the Case

Answers to Test Bank

Test: The Adventure of the Speckled Band
PA R T 1
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. d. 2. b. 3. a. 4. b. 5. c.
Part 2: Reading and Language Skills

6. 7. 8. 9. d. b. c. a. 10. 11. 12. 13. b. d. c. a.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The villagers from Stoke Moran do not like Dr. Roylott. Since his wife died, he stays at home most of the time, and when he does go out, he fights with people. Because hes a strong man, people are afraid of him. His only friends are the hobos that he allows to stay on his land. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Helen seeks out Sherlock Holmes because she is afraid that there may be a connection between the whistle and Julias death. Julia heard the whistle several nights in a row before she died, but the night Julia died was the only other time Helen heard it. Now Helen is staying in Julias room, and she fears that the whistle may mean she is in danger.
Part 3: Writing Task

Teachers can assess student essays based on these three criteria. 1. Did students respond completely to the prompt? 2. Did students develop their essays well? 3. Did students support their answers with details from the story?
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TEST: THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
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PA R T 2
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. c. 2. b. 3. b. 4. d. 5. a.

6. 7. 8. 9. b. c. d. b. 10. 11. 12. 13. c. a. d. c.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Holmes wants to see if there is anything suspicious in the house. Dr. Roylott knows Sherlocks reputation. If the doctor had anything to do with Julias death, he would remove any evidence if he knew Holmes was coming to Stoke Moran. Therefore, its important that Holmes has a chance to look around the house without Dr. Roylotts knowledge. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Dr. Roylott knows that Holmes is a famous investigator. When he follows Helen to Holmes place, he must wonder what Helen told Holmes and worry that Holmes will get involved. He goes in to try to scare Holmes into staying out of his family business.


PA R T 3
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. c. 2. a. 3. b. 4. c. 5. d.
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ANSWER KEY

6. 7. 8. 9. a. c. b. a. 10. d. 11. b. 12. a.
13. d. The doctor gets animals from India. 14. Answers will vary, but here are model responses. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response 1: Dr. Roylott died the same death that Julia did and the death that he had planned for Helen. He is the one who had the snake sent from India and set up the rope. If Roylott had not been trying to kill Helen, the snake would not have attacked him. It seems like a deserving punishment for that snake of a doctor to be killed by the snake! Response 2: Dr. Roylott died the same death that Julia did and the death that he had planned for Helen. However, it was brutal, and no one deserves to die that way. He deserved to be punished for what he did, but it would have been better if he had been caught and sent to jail. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: After Dr. Roylott dies, Helen will probably inherit all of his money, including the money she would have received when she got married. She most likely will inherit the house at Stoke Moran, too, but she will sell it since it has bad memories for her. She will sell all of the animals from India. In the spring, she will get married, and she and her husband will live off of her inheritance.

Test: After Twenty Years

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. c. 2. b. 3. d. 4. a. 5. c.
TEST: SARAH TOPS
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6. 7. 8. 9. b. a. c. b. 10. 11. 12. 13. c. a. d. b.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Silky Bob is proud of himself. He tells the policeman that he made his success by competing with some of the sharpest guys. In fact, he suggests that the West made him razor sharp. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: O. Henry builds suspense by having Bob (and the reader) wait for Jimmy in the dark where the restaurant used to be. Bobs wonders how Jimmy made out, making the reader curious as well. O. Henry does not tell the reader how Bob made his fortune, so Bob is a mysterious character. When the tall man is not Jimmy, the reader wonders what happened to him until the surprise ending answers all the questions.

Test: Sarah Tops

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. d. 2. c. 3. b. 4. c. 5. a.

6. 7. 8. 9. b. a. d. c. 10. 11. 12. 13. b. d. c. b.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions.
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ANSWER KEY
Response: Larry has a good relationship with his father based on trust and respect. He avoids the crowd around the crime scene because his father has explained the problems bystanders can cause. Also, Larry knows that his dad will trust him and tell him what happened. His dad listens respectfully to Larrys ideas and even takes Larry to follow up on his lead. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The thiefs hiding place is clever because the diamond is hidden, yet out in the open. The color of the gum blends in with the display and looks like it would have been thrown there by a kid. The gum is ordinary, and, because it has already been chewed, it is not something a person would want to touch.

Test: The Open Window

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. c. 2. d. 3. b. 4. a. 5. c.

6. 7. 8. 9. b. a. d. c. 10. 11. 12. 13. b. d. b. a.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Vera makes sure that Framton knows little about her aunt before she makes up her story. She has the tragedy take place after Framtons sister left the area. Her acting skills make Veras story convincing: she cracks her voice, shudders, and stares out the window in horror. Also, the tiny details Vera gives make it certain that it is the three Sappleton men who are approaching the house. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Vera is a talented storyteller. She enjoys the challenge of coming up with a story at a moments notice and does not think about the consequences. She simply wants to invent a believable story based on bits of information.
TEST: ONE THROW
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Test: One Throw

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. b. 2. c. 3. c. 4. a. 5. b.

6. 7. 8. 9. c. b. a. a. 10. 11. 12. 13. d. b. c. b.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The Yankees send Pete to the minor league to get some experience. They plan to check on him and bring him up to the major league when he is ready. Pete is frustrated playing for a minor-league team and wants to play for the Yankees. If Al Dall does not send a good report, the Yankees may lose interest in Pete, and he may not get a chance to play for that team. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Harry Franklin makes up his story. He says that Pete will be a majorleague ballplayer because he could not throw the ball away. Since Franklin values that attitude, he would not have thrown a ball away himself. Also, at the end he admits that he tried to persuade Pete to throw the ball away to find out what was important to Pete, personal success or what is best for the team.

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ANSWER KEY
Test: Ive Got Gloria

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. a. 2. c. 3. b. 4. a. 5. d.

6. 7. 8. 9. a. b. d. c. 10. 11. 12. 13. a. d. b. a.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Scott hates Mrs. Whitman and does not believe that he can learn from her. He makes fun of her face because thats all he can see when he thinks about how she flunked him. Scott thinks she flunked him because she does not like him. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Gloria is safe and at home, but Mrs. Whitman suspects that the dognapper is one of her students. Mrs. Whitman calls Scotts house to find out which student made the call. She leaves that message for Scott so he will know that he has to face her after pulling the mean prank.

Test: Just Once

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. d. 2. a. 3. b. 4. c. 5. c.

6. 7. 8. 9. b. a. c. a. 10. 11. 12. 13. d. b. c. a.
TEST: THE LEOPARD MANS STORY
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14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Coach Williams cares about his players (he made sure to recognize the Moose for his blocking), so he wants to let the Moose have a chance to realize his dream. He also wants his team to win. Since the Bears are leading by a lot of points, he can let the Moose carry the ball without risking the game. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The Moose learned that carrying the ball was not as easy or as satisfying as he had expected. When he asked to carry the ball just once, he may have hoped he would do well enough to have a chance to do it again. He discovered that once was enough! Sometimes it is best to stick with what you are good at. And be careful what you wish for; you might get your wish and regret it!

Test: The Leopard Mans Story

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. a. 2. c. 3. a. 4. d. 5. b.

6. 7. 8. 9. d. b. a. c. 10. 11. 12. 13. d. b. a. c.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: When the narrator asks him for a story about his daring feats, the Leopard Man cannot recall anything that he considers special. He thinks of what he does as simply a job and claims that he just stays alert. He does not show off the scars from his wounds, commenting that they only bother him when it rains. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions.
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ANSWER KEY
Response: Kings are thought of as being brave. Wallace is not afraid of anything, which makes him king-like. Also, the lion is called king of the jungle, and Wallace controls the lions.

Test: The Purloined Letter

PA R T 1
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. b. 2. d. 3. a. 4. c. 5. b.

6. 7. 8. 9. b. b. d. a. 10. 11. 12. 13. c. b. a. d.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The information in the stolen letter could cause embarrassment for the government. If anyone finds out that the letter was stolen, the subject of the letter might be revealed. That would cause problems for an important government official, so Chief Gerrard wants to make sure no one overhears him discussing the case. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Dupin may have wanted to make sure the letter was safe, but once he has it, he may worry that the Chief will be embarrassed that he found it when the police couldnt. Or, it is possible that Dupin does not want to draw attention to the case since it is so secretive. Another possibility is that Dupin is annoyed that the Chief laughed at him, so he lets the Chief keep looking to prove that he is a better detective.
TEST: THE PURLOINED LETTER
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Test: The Purloined Letter

PA R T 2
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. c. 2. d. 3. a. 4. c. 5. b.

6. 7. 8. 9. b. a. d. b. 10. 11. 12. 13. c. a. d. b.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The Minister hides the letter, but he does not put it in a hiding place. He puts it where it can be seen easily. However, he disguises it by turning it inside out, addressing it to himself, and soiling the envelope. While it is not hidden in the typical sense of the word, it cannot be recognized as the stolen letter. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The Minister boldly hides the letter in full view of anyone who comes into his home. Dupin does not sneak into the Ministers home. Dupin disguises himself by putting on dark glasses to conceal his eyes. Then, he visits the Minister and boldly searches the place while in full view of the Minister.

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ANSWER KEY
Test: Joann Curley: Caught by a Hair

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. a. 2. b. 3. d. 4. c. 5. b.

6. 7. 8. 9. c. b. a. c. 10. 11. 12. 13. d. b. a. c.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Joann shows concern for Bobby by taking him to the hospital. The author writes that Joann made the difficult decision to end life support for Bobby. The word difficult suggests that Joann played the role of the upset, grieving wife. Nothing in her actions or behavior would have caused anyone to suspect her at that point. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: First, I would call the poison center. Then I would provide the information that I asked the parents for, like the childs age, weight, and any allergies or medical conditions. I would follow any steps that the poison center suggested. Once the situation was under control, I would call the parents to let them know what happened.

Test: All Summer in a Day

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. b. 2. b. 3. a. 4. c. 5. d.
TEST: THE TREASURE OF LEMON BROWN
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6. 7. 8. 9. b. d. c. a. 10. 11. 12. 13. b. c. b. d.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The other children have lived on Venus all of their lives and saw the sun when they were only two years old, so they cannot remember it. As a result, they accept the constant rain and lack of sunlight as a normal condition. Margot has only lived on Venus for five years. She not only remembers the sun, but she also misses the sunlight and finds the constant rain unbearable. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The people on Venus built an underground city with tunnels between rooms and buildings. There are doors and windows to the surface. However, it seems that they only go above ground when the rain stops every seven years. The people have become used to the thundering sound of the constant rain.

Test: The Treasure of Lemon Brown

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. a. 2. c. 3. d. 4. b. 5. c.

6. 7. 8. 9. d. a. c. b. 10. 11. 12. 13. a. d. b. d.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions.
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ANSWER KEY
Response: Gregs father will not let him play basketball because Greg may fail math. Greg does not feel like studying math, but he knows he will get a lecture if he does anything else. So he goes to the old building to avoid both studying and the lecture. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Greg now understands that his father is proud of being a postal worker, just as Lemon Brown is proud of being a blues singer. He realizes that his father is hard on him because he is trying to pass along his strong work ethic. When he returns home, he no longer dreads the lecture. He sees it as a sign that his father loves him and wants him to be successful.

Test: Born Worker

PA R T 1
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. b. 2. d. 3. c. 4. a. 5. d.

6. 7. 8. 9. b. c. a. b. 10. 11. 12. 13. d. a. c. b.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Arnie likes Jos. However, because Jos isnt chatty, Arnie assumes that his cousin isnt as clever with words as he is. He thinks Joss skills are limited to work he can do with his hands. Arnie even says, Jos was born to work. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Arnie must not know the people as well as he claims. Mr. Clemens cant even recall how he knows Arnie. In fact, Mr. Clemens has trouble remembering who Arnies dad is and refers to him as the Mexican fella.
TEST: BORN WORKER
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Test: Born Worker

PA R T 2
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. b. 2. d. 3. b. 4. c. 5. a.

6. 7. 8. 9. d. c. a. b. 10. 11. 12. 13. d. c. b. d.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Arnie does not want Mr. Clemens to know he is just watching Jos work. Arnie lies to the fireman because he doesnt want him to know that he cared more about himself than about what happened to Mr. Clemens. Arnie wants to hide the truth so that they will think well of him. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Jos might say, Arnie, you are lazy and a coward. Your family may have more money than mine, but that does not make you a better person. And working with my hands does not make me less of a person. Im proud of who I am and the choices that I make!

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Test: August Heat

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. d. 2. a. 3. a. 4. d. 5. b.

6. 7. 8. 9. c. b. d. c. 10. 11. 12. 13. a. d. b. c.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Atkinson invited Withencroft to stay until twelve oclock, and it is eleven oclock when Withencroft writes that statement. On the surface, Withencroft is saying that he expects to head home within the hour. On the other hand, that statement could refer to the prediction in Withencrofts drawing and Atkinsons tombstone. Withencroft will be gone, or dead, before midnight. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The heat is the driving force behind all of the actions that cause the men to meet and place them together just before midnight. Withencroft says it was oppressively hot when he started drawing. The only thing he is aware of during his walk is the heat, as if it is what presses him on aimlessly. While Atkinson works on the stone, sweat pours from his head. Atkinson invites Withencroft upstairs to escape the heat. In the last two lines, the author suggests that whatever happens next will be because of the heat.

Test: Every Fifth Man

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. c. 2. a. 3. a. 4. c. 5. b.
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6. 7. 8. 9. d. c. b. d. 10. 11. 12. 13. a. c. b. d.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: In The Open Window, the reader does not know that Vera made up the story until the very last line. The same is true of Every Fifth Man. The reader does not know until the last line that the narrator is female. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The narrator wants to take off her hat and shirt, but she leaves them on to protect her identity. When the narrator talks to the guard, she says that she uses her deepest voice. Also, the narrator is the shortest prisoner.

Test: On the Outlaw Trail

Part 1: Vocabulary
1. a. 2. b. 3. d. 4. b. 5. c.

6. 7. 8. 9. d. a. c. d. 10. 11. 12. 13. b. a. c. d.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: It would have taken much longer for the team to travel to Bolivia. Communicating with experts from different areas would have been more difficult without computers and cell phones. The tools necessary for the investigation, like
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X-ray machines, may not have been available in San Vicente, Bolivia. Most importantly, DNA testing did not exist 100 years ago. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: The Pinkerton Agencys cases were secret, or private. The logo used by the agency was a black and white eye, suggesting that the agency was an eye spying on private business. Eventually, the term private eye became connected with detectives.

Test: The Grind of an Axe

PA R T 1
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. d. 2. c. 3. b. 4. c. 5. d.

6. 7. 8. 9. a. c. b. d. 10. 11. 12. 13. c. a. d. b.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Wendys mom, Harriet, works with stocks and bonds. Her father, Snorre, is a missile defense expert with Cal-Aero. Snorre is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the time the story takes place. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Wendy has a loving, respectful relationship with both of her parents. Wendy is understanding when her mom is tired because of the pregnancy. She has discussions with her dad about his Viking background even though she thinks he goes a bit too far when he insists a Karlsevne discovered America. Wendy wants to please her dad and knows he would enjoy meeting Torfinn, so she lies about Torfinn being on the plane.
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Test: The Grind of an Axe

PA R T 2
Part 1: Vocabulary
1. b. 2. a. 3. c. 4. d. 5. a.

6. 7. 8. 9. c. b. d. a. 10. 11. 12. 13. b. d. c. a.
14. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: Torfinn escaped from the hospital, took his money and passport, and ran away. Gudrid must have remembered visiting Torfinn right before he took off. She realized that she told him she was coming to the Karlsevnes home in California. Then she must have made a connection between giving Torfinn that information and the fact that Torfinn took his passport. 15. Answers will vary, but here is a model response. Teachers can use the rubric on page 34 to assess the short-answer questions. Response: I would remind Wendy that she was acting in the interest of both of her parents. She was trying to make sure her mom didnt get upset and have problems with her pregnancy. And she was trying to please her dad, who would have been thrilled to meet his cousin from Sweden. I would also mention that Torfinn is charming and had logical answers to her questions.

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Rubric for Short-Answer Questions

2 points The students response demonstrates a complete understanding of the reading
skill required to respond to the prompt. The response is accurate, complete, and relevant. The information given is clearly based on the text and provides necessary evidence and/or examples.
1 point The students response demonstrates a partial understanding of the reading

skill required to respond to the prompt. The response includes information that is clearly based on the text. While the information is accurate, it is too general or too simplistic. Some evidence and/or examples may be incomplete, omitted, or irrelevant.
0 points The students response does not demonstrate an understanding of the reading
skill required to respond to the prompt. The student did not respond to the prompt; the response is inaccurate; or the response does not include enough information to indicate the students understanding of the prompt.

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