What are the glups doing to the environment?

They are drinking up all the water on the planet

In the end of the story, Marisella takes the glup to the kitchen because

whatever consumes an immortal glup becomes immortal

Which dialogue punctuation is correct?

"You're being super disrespectful when others are sharing!" she yelled.

Which dialogue quote has the correct punctuation?

Marisella nodded. “Glups are the engine of the universe.”

What is going on in her sink?

there is a "sink throat monster"

"Can't Beat 'Em" is a reference to the adage

If you can't beat them, join them

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Short Story: "Can't Beat 'Em"

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1
What does the plumber pour down the drain?
a viscous purple fluid
baking soda and vinegar
a green glup
Drano
2
What are the glups doing to the environment?
They are polluting the water
They are drinking up all the water on the planet
They are multiplying
They are sucking the blood of their victims
3
The genre of this short story is...
dialogue
science fiction
fiction
romance
4
In the end of the story, Marisella takes the glup to the kitchen because
she wants Dot to stay a little longer
she needs to save the world
whatever consumes an immortal glup becomes immortal
she has to fight the other glups in the kitchen sink
5
We have a quiz tomorrow on punctuation of dialogue.
False
True
6
Which dialogue punctuation is correct?
Ms. Erickson said "Don't take advantage of me just because I'm nice".
"You're being super disrespectful when others are sharing!" she yelled.
"I see you 'writing' with your computer out" She mused in the 10 minutes.
"I see disappear after the 10 minutes of writing," She sighed
7
This weeks theme is "dialogue"
True
False
8
The guidelines and rules of punctuation in dialogue can be found in Assignment Center.
False
True
9
The protagonist, Marisella, is having issues with her...
Laundry machine
Refrigerator
Bathroom sink
Kitchen sink
10
What does Marisella keep in her toothbrush mug?
Dot's phone number
a baby glup
the purple venom to kill any remaining glups
a toothbrush
11
The author of "Can't Beat 'Em" is
Uncanny Magazine
Nora Henderson
Nalo Hopkinson
Earnest Hemingway
12
Which dialogue quote has the correct punctuation?
“Glups are the engine of the universe”.
Marisella nodded. “Glups are the engine of the universe.”
Marisella responded, “glups are the engine of the universe.”
-Glups are the engine of the universe.
13
What is going on in her sink?
there is a "sink throat monster"
there's a big hairball stuck
there is a dragon egg trapped in the tubing
Drano is poisoning her house
14
They've discovered that when the planet has been totally consumed by glups, they
become a sun
come up into the plumbing
fuse together
squeeze the life out of the earth
15
"Can't Beat 'Em" is a reference to the adage
You can have your cake and eat it too
Eat to live, and not live to eat
If you can't beat them, join them
An apple a day keeps the doctor away

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