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According to the article, what was the greatest challenge in moving the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse? |
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| A. | Citizen groups demonstrated against changing its location. | | B. | Finding competent workers to execute the tasks was difficult. | | C. | The government did not want to allocate funds to pay for the job. | | D. | The size of the structure made it hard to lift and to move. |
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What is being personified in the first sentence of paragraph 1? |
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| A. | the squat dollies | | B. | the hydraulic jacks | | C. | the steel-track runway | | D. | the old lighthouse |
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What does the author do in paragraph 1 to convey her fascination with the scene? |
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| A. | She omits all technical terms that might confuse a general reader. | | B. | She provides an image of the lighthouse moving silently. | | C. | She uses an old story to generate interest in the old lighthouse. | | D. | She supplies detail about the governmental agencies influencing the decision. |
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What is one effect of the author using "Zip. Nada. Nothing." to begin paragraph 4? |
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| A. | It illustrates her affection for the lighthouse. | | B. | It shows her annoyance with the hoopla. | | C. | It dramatically emphasizes her point about the silence. | | D. | It indicates an overall preference for slang. |
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What is one way the author emphasizes the complexity of the moving operation? |
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| A. | by showing Matyiko planning the details of the move with his brothers | | B. | by describing Matyiko directing the move from his console | | C. | by describing the cracking of the paint on the lighthouse | | D. | by showing the thousands of spectators observing the process |
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