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In Commemoration: One Million Volumes
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10th Grade
05/15/2011

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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes: This essay is mostly about: (a) How a library can affect people's lives. (b) why the author writes books (c) how the author learned to love reading. (d) why the author's favorite libraries were havens.
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How a library can affect people's lives
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes:Who were the frist viejitos in the author's life? (a) the books he read (b) the librarians he befriended (c) the old people he knew (d) the teachers he studied under
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the old people he knew
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes:The author's childhood library, the Santa Rosa Library, was a (a) a fire station (b) dusty room (c) university building (d) schoolroom.
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dusty room
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes:The first stories the author was exposed to were: (a) picture books. (b) school story books. (c) oral stories (d) math books.
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oral stories
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes: The author compares the pleasure of reading to the exhilaration of: (a) seeing a beautiful sunset. (b) winning a contest. (c) making money. (d) being in love.
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being in love.
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes: The author compares his first librarian Miss Pansy, to a: (a) pilot (b) mother, (c) book character. (d) teacher
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mother
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes:How did the author work his way through high school? (a) He tutored students in writing. (b) he worked as an assistant librarian. (c) He wrote love poems. (d) He wrote a newspaper
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He wrote love poems
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes:Which information was NOT given about the author's grandfather? (a) He was a storytell. (b) He was wise. (c) He studied at the university (d) He spoke many languages
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He studied at the university
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes: The author's first language was (a) English (b) Navajo (c) Spanish (d) Creole
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Spanish
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IN Commemoration: One Million Volumes: According to the author, one of teh paradoxes of books is that: (a) you never learn from books as much as you knew when you were a child. (b) there are more books than you could ever read ina lifetime. (c) you can lose yourself in books without losing your identity. (d) the more you read books, the more you want to learn.
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the more you read books, the more you want to learn.
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