2.  A. fiction  B. realistic fiction  C. science fiction  D. non-fiction

3. BB

4.  A. They clearly are going attached to him, but know that they probably can’t keep him.  B. They do not like Shiloh.  C. The love Shiloh more than Marty and decide to keep the dog.  D. They have no idea that Marty took Shiloh to the doctor.

5. AA

6.  A. Being rude  B. Being polite and considerate  C. Having clean clothes  D. Coming to school late

7. BB

8.  A. An unintelligent person.  B. A type of tree that grows in South American Rain forests.  C. A way to describe exaggeration in a story.  D. An expression that cannot be understood by just combining the definition of each word.

9. DD

10.  A. He takes Shiloh back to his house  B. Marty takes Shiloh and runs out the back door.  C. Judd explains that he will come back for Shiloh as soon as he is healed.  D. Marty stands up to Judd and tells him he refuses to give Shiloh back.

11. CC

12.  A. The only reason I do not slurp my soup, is because mom hates it.  B. I felt so slurp, so I did not go to school today.  C. The slurp was so beautiful, so I decided to spend the day with it.  D. I can’t believe the slurp of a man would abuse his dog like that!

13. AA

14.  Spell the words that I give you! Ready, Set, GO!

15.  A. It shows exaggeration.  B. It tells me what someone in the story is good at.  C. It uses like sounds.  D. It is a comparison using “like” or “as.”

16. DD

17.  A. Bulletin board  B. sympathy  C. shrieks  D. mournful

18. BB

19.  A. novel  B. excerpt from a novel  C. dictionary  D. biography

20. BB

21.  A. Marty’s friends  B. Judd Travers’ daughters  C. Marty’s sisters  D. Shiloh’s female dog friends

22. CC

23.  A. to buy dog food  B. to find Judd Travers  C. to look for books about “how to care for dogs”  D. to find a job

24. DD

25.  A. Shriek  B. Mournful  C. Scowl  D. Growl

26. AA

27.  A. happy  B. sad  C. excited  D. stressed

28. BB