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 2 . What is the theme or moral of the text?
a. courage
b. honesty
c. kindness
d. triumph over evil
 3 . What does the word accommodated mean as it is used in the text?
a. adapted to
b. reconciled
c. supplied
d. had enough space for
 4 . Which plot element indicates this is a fantasy story?
a. competitions with challenges
b. the desire to compete with others of similar ability
c. anticipation at finally being old enough to participate in a desired event
d. fire-breathing dragons
 5 . What kind of quest would you set forth for Zao? Give evidence from the story to support your answer.
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Fiction: Fantasy
Monster Camp
“Screee! Screeee!” the harsh sounds grated on my 
nerves, causing me to make mistakes I would then have 
to scribble out.
“Will you be quiet? I’m trying to write an important 
letter, and I need to concentrate.” Exasperated, I shut 
the door between our adjoining rooms and hunkered 
over the desk again.
When I initially signed up to attend Weeping 
Willows—the regional monster summer camp—my 
brilliant principal had assigned a banshee as my 
roommate. At first, I was thrilled, because not many 
banshees enroll in camp. Actually, there was only one 
banshee in the entire camp, and I was stuck with her for 
the duration. She’s not bad as monsters go, but when 
she’s bored, she screeches. When she is tired, she 
screeches. And when she’s reading . . . she screeches!
Unfortunately, I am a green fluffy monster with 
oversized, extremely sensitive ears. I can hear a bat 
flapping 500 feet away. Grabbing my pair of fuchsia 
headphones, I gingerly set them over my ears, in an 
attempt to block out the racket. Not completely 
soundproof, they deaden the highest pitches a bit.
Camp had just begun, and already I was going crazy.
Something would have to change immediately, or I 
would have no sanity left. Glancing at my paper, I 
couldn’t help grinning at my deviousness. In truth, I 
was not writing a letter home; I was working on a 
reflector dish. My family had always said I was 
destined for a job in engineering, so in a manner of 
speaking, my endeavors did have to do with family.
The metallic reflector dish would be my first metal-shop 
project here at camp, giving me the opportunity to 
prove my family correct. If I am successful, it will 
effectively absorb my roommate’s screeches and 
reverberate them in any direction I choose. Quivering 
with anticipation, I renew my focus on the task before 
me. What an ideal revenge weapon!
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 1 . Which of the following would be a better title for the text?
a. “How to Make a Metal Reflector Dish”
b. “Silencing Your Roommate”
c. “Silent Revenge”
d. “Weeping Willows Summer Camp”