This word describes a thing that is native, or originally from a specific place.

Siena was puzzled by Father's comment. She knew that Cara lived in a big house, and that her parents drove a fancy car. But Siena just couldn't believe that what her father had said was true. How could Cara have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
Siena's father really meant that Cara was
A. Beautiful B. Smart C. Rich D. Lucky

It was November 25, 1783, the very last day of the war. The British and Americans had
already signed the papers ending the war.

The war between the Americans and the British ended in 1783.

The character that (direct characterization) the narrator tells us is smart.

The crowd was as silent as death.

This word explains when everything needed is provided for a specific purpose.

Stretching out in the grass, Zach leaned on his elbows and watched the ants scurring in and out of their anthill. Zach thought the path of ants looked like a busy highway.
In this passage the ants are compared to something.
A. Trains B. Cars C. Planes D. Bicycles

It was November 25, 1783, the very last day of the war. It had been agreed that the British soldiers who
were still in America would leave for England right away. The British were headed for the ships that would carry them away from America
and a war they had lost.

The British had won the war in 1783.

Based on this indirect characterization, "I've been working all day with Simon" we can infer that Simon is:

My teacher gave me a ton of homework.

This word describes a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

The woman dipped her paddle into the water and the canoe shot forward. The river followed its course like the ribbon wound in her hair.
The river is similar to the woman's hair because:
A. It is pretty B. It holds something back
C. It twists and turns D. It is colorful

It was November 25, 1783, the very last day of the war. It had been agreed that the British soldiers who
were still in America would leave for England right away. They would sail from New York.
British ships were waiting for them at the waterfront.

The British were sailing to England from New York.

We infer through this indirect characterization, [Sam] "You don't know Roger....He's a terror" that Roger is:

A blur of sunlight was crawling across his hair.

This word means a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

Roaring loudly, the lioness nudged her butterscotch cub toward the water hole. The cub edged closer and began to drink.
The baby lion is described as a butterscotch cub because it is:
A. as cute as a butterscotch is sweet.
B. his mother's favorite. C. a cuddly little animal.
D. the same color as butterscotch.

The 1974 – 1975 National Basketball Association season was winding down to its last
game. The teams that would be in the NBA playoffs that season were just about set.
This time there would be a new team in the playoffs, a team that had been a loser for all
of its past seven NBA seasons. The Seattle SuperSonics.

The Seattle SuperSonics were in the 1974 – 1975 NBA playoffs.

Samn'eric's discovery of the beast leads to all of the boys fearing for their lives, "Suddenly the darkness was full of teeth and claws" and it reveals this theme.

[Piggy shouting] "Acting like a bunch of kids!"

This word means steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Scientists differ about how much extra heat the earth can absorb. Many claim that pollution accumulating in the atmosphere will have a greenhouse effect, trapping solar radiation that might otherwise be dissipated into space.
Dissipated means:
A. scattered B. solidified
C. Controlled D. Converted

The teams that would be in the NBA playoffs that season were just about set.
This time there would be a new team in the playoffs, a team that had been a loser for all
of its past seven NBA seasons. The Seattle SuperSonics. The reason for this first winning season
was their coach.

The Seattle SuperSonics did well because of their coach.

Through the dance during the storm, and the murder that even the most civilized boys take part in, this theme is revealed.

but here, faced by the brute obtuseness of the ocean, the miles of division, one was clamped down, one was helpless, one was condemned, one was-”