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1. 
What is the first important event in the passage?
A.
Louis starts cleaning up junk on the playground.
B.
Louis passes out balls during recess.
C.
Students toss pieces of paper and pencils into the schoolyard.
D.
A truck horn honks and disturbs the students.
2. 
This passage is told from the point of view of
A.
a first-person narrator.
B.
Louis.
C.
a third-person narrator.
D.
Mrs. Jewls.
3. 
Louis goes to Mrs. Jewls's classroom by
A.
going down a long hallway.
B.
riding the elevator.
C.
walking across the schoolyard.
D.
climbing up the stairs.
4. 
What causes Louis the most trouble in making sure that Mrs. Jewls gets her package?
A.
Mrs. Jewls's classroom is on the top floor of Wayside School.
B.
Mrs. Mush is cooking mushrooms in the cafeteria.
C.
The delivery person must give the package directly to Mrs. Jewls.
D.
The students cannot be interrupted while they are working.
5. 
What is the effect of this passage's point of view?
A.
The reader does not know the thoughts and feelings of any character.
B.
There is no main character.
C.
The reader gets to know the thoughts and feelings of more than one character.
D.
The author is limited to describing one person.
6. 
Which of the following is a clue that helps the reader determine the passage's point of view?
A.
the use of quotation mark's
B.
the use of pronouns such as she and he
C.
the use of indented paragraphs
D.
the use of pronouns such as I and we
7. 
How does Mrs. Jewls solve the problem of letting Louis into the classroom?
A.
She chooses her best student to open the door.
B.
She holds a spelling bee
C.
She flips a coin to decide who will open the door.
D.
She opens the door for Louis herself.
8. 
The end of the passage is ironic because
A.
the third-person narrator describes the humor of Mrs. Jewls's spelling bee.
B.
Louis has worked so hard to deliver the computer to Mrs. Jewls.
C.
The reader does not expect Mrs. Jewls to use the computer the way she does.
D.
Mrs. Jewls uses the computer in a way that the reader would expect.
9. 
How does the use of irony affect the passage?
A.
It makes the passage predictable.
B.
It makes the reader sad.
C.
It makes the reader feel sorry for the students.
D.
It adds humor and surprise.
10. 
At the end of the passage, Mrs. Jewls thanks Louis for
A.
putting the package where she wants it.
B.
taking good care of her package.
C.
helping her teach the students about gravity.
D.
picking up the paper and pencils.