Dog of Pompeii and In Search of Pompeii

The author most likely includes the details of real earthquakes in this piece of historical fiction to 

• show you how smart Bimbo is 
• encourage you to live near a volcano
• teach you about Tito and Bimbo's friendshiop
• make story events seem as though they happened

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Which detail indicates that the story’s topics are loyalty and friendship? 

•  Tito and Bimbo celebrate Caesar’s birthday. 
• Bimbo and Tito trust their ears and noses.
• Bimbo pulls Tito toward the sea gate.
• Tito and Bimbo live near the gate.

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Why is Tito upset at the end of the story? A. He has lost his only home. B. The people in the boat are mean. C. He cannot find Bimbo. D. Bimbo bit him on the arm. 

• He has lost his only home. 
• The people in the boat are mean. 
• He cannot find Bimbo.
• Bimbo bit him on the arm. 

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You know the dog that the director finds is Bimbo because the 

• dog is lying near the trash
• dog has a raisin cake in its mouth
• entire wall is still standing
• ashes are thickest in the bakery

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August 24, A.D. 79, is an important day for the author of In Search of Pompeii because it is the day 

• the city of Pompeii was founded
• excavation of the city of Pompeii began 
• the only Mount Vesuvius eruption happened 
• Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii 

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What does the description of Giuseppe Fiorelli’s numbering system in In Search of Pompeii tell you about excavation?

• Excavation is a long and complex process.
• It is easy to see what the buildings once were. 
• Anyone can go to the site to help the scientists. 
• The city was laid out as other ancient cities were. 

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“A Survivor’s Letter” in In Search of Pompeii reveals the 

• names of people who died 
• reactions of people to the eruption 
• warning signs that people received
• methods the city used to stop the disaster 

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According to “Italians Trying to Prevent a Modern Pompeii,” authorities made the top of Mount Vesuvius a national park to 

• use scientific studies to predict the next eruption
• make money from tourists coming to visit
• stop people from living near the volcano
• help scientists organize their findings 

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What does connecting the main ideas in both selections reveal would be true if Mount Vesuvius erupted today? 

• New safety measures would protect buildings from the gas cloud. 
• The national park at the top of the volcano would be unharmed. 
• About 600,000 people living around the volcano would face a cloud of gases and rocks.
• The excavated areas of the ancient city could be quickly and easily uncovered again.

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Which example punctuates dialogue correctly? 

• Bimbo, "I need you to be my eyes" said Tito. 
• Bimbo said "you will make other friends"
• "Tito said," you are my best friend. 
• "I will always be your friend," Bimbo replied. 

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