"Culture Shock"

Read the following dictionary entry.
ARREST,  v.
1. to seize and hold by law  2. to stop  3.  to engage attention  4. to experience an interruption in the heart's beating

What is the definition of arrest as it is used in paragraph 3?

•  Definition 1
• Definition 2
• Definition 3
• Definition 4
  

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The author would most likely describe Aunt Josie as...

• witty and unadventurous
• hospitable and wise
• happy and carefree
  
• hard-working and artistic

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the primary purpose of the first and last paragraphs?

• to describe the author as an adult
• to show similarities between the author and her aunt Josie
• to reveal the author's love for Santa Fe
  
• to explain where the author lives
  

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In paragraph 9, the author uses the word lullaby because...

• the coyotes howl only at night
  
• she finds the coyotes' sounds reassuring
• the howling and yapping keep her awake
• the coyotes' sounds are soft and gentle

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The statement "I often got lost because the city was too small" in paragraph 7 is an example of ...

• irony
• sensory language
• personification
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

 In paragraph 5, the phrase "a beacon to guide us through the darkness" reveals the author's feeling of...

• dismay
• anger
• relief
• excitement

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6