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What does paragraph 31 mainly reveal about Eliza?

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?

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1
Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?
Eliza gets a word that means a kind of fabric with a twill weave.
Eliza is one of seventeen spellers in this round of the spelling bee.
Eliza knows the difficult words follow easy words at spelling bees.
Eliza empties her mind and sees the letters come up as images.
2
What does paragraph 31 mainly reveal about Eliza?
her enthusiasm
her confidence
her intelligence
her patience
3
Which paragraph best expresses a central idea of the story?
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 10
4
In paragraph 12, how does the description of the nightmare affect the tone of the story?
It suggests that the bee is stressful to Eliza.
It suggests that Eliza is unwilling to compete in the bee.
It suggests that the bee seems unreal to Eliza.
It suggests that Eliza doubts she will win the bee.
5
How does the point of view most influence the tone of the story?
The references to unusual words and humor.
Eliza's interior monologue creates a sense of strangeness.
The descriptions of the contestants competing build suspense.
Eliza's distant observations of her father develop conflict.
6
The ideas in paragraph 22 and 26 mostly contribute to the reader's understanding of Eliza by revealing
her difficulty with spelling the assigned word correctly
her inability to understgand the judges
her concern about impressing her father
her discomfort standing in front of the audience
7
What does paragraph 2 most reveal about Eliza?
She has a strong imagination
She seldom misspells a word.
She thinks her father knows best.
She gets easily distracted.