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Question 11 (3 points) Saved
Read the excerpt from The Secret Garden.

The native servants she had been used to in India were not in the least like this. They were obsequious and servile and did not presume to talk to their masters as if they were equals.

The definition of presume is "to do something without permission."

Which context clue confirms this meaning?

Question 11 options:

Presume is a verb describing how the servants did not act.

Presume is an antonym of servant.

Presume is a synonym of servant.

Presume is a verb describing how the masters acted.

Question 12 (3 points)
Read the sentence.

As the boy sneaked down the hallway, he came upon a door that was ajar, which he could just barely peek through to see the splendid artifacts displayed in their carefully locked cases.

The definition of ajar is “slightly open.”

Which context clue confirms this meaning?

Question 12 options:

Ajar is an adjective describing the door.

Ajar is an adverb describing the boy.

Ajar is a synonym of door.

Ajar is a noun referring to the artifacts.

Question 13 (3 points)
Read the excerpt from The Secret Garden.

She threw herself face downward on the pillows and burst into passionate sobbing. She sobbed so unrestrainedly that good-natured Yorkshire Martha was a little frightened and quite sorry for her.

The definition of unrestrainedly is "uncontrolled."

Which context clue is most helpful in determining this definition?

Question 13 options:

"burst into passionate sobbing"

"quite sorry for her"

"a little frightened"

"threw herself face downward"

Question 14 (3 points)
Read the excerpt from the Secret Garden.

A table in the center was set with a good, substantial breakfast. But she had always had a very small appetite, and she looked with something more than indifference at the first plate Martha set before her.

The definition of substantial is "large in amount."

Which context clue is most helpful in determining this definition?

Question 14 options:

"A table in the center"

"But she had always had a very small appetite."

"good"

"she looked with something more than indifference"

Question 15 (3 points)
Who is an example of a dynamic character in The Secret Garden?
Question 15 options:

Mrs. Lennox

Martha Sowerby

Colin Craven

Dickon Sowerby

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