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The Polar Express

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1
What was missing from the city when the train first arrived at the North Pole?
Factories
Streets
Lights
Elves
2
What did the boy choose as his gift from Santa?
A hand bell
A silver bell
The Liberty Bell
A gold bell
3
What is a harness?
A type of sleigh
The thing that joins two rail cars
A set of straps that fastens an animal to something
An object inside an animal's mouth
4
The ride on the Polar Express was compared to what?
Like riding a horse
Like a roller coaster
Like a boat sailing on smooth water
Like a kiddie ride at a fair
5
What is nougat?
A type of candy
When you rub someone's head real hard
A type of nut
A rich type of coffee drink
6
What is the boy listening for at the beginning of the story?
Sleigh Bells
A train whistle
Footsteps on the roof
Santa's laugh
7
Who was to receive the first gift of Christmas?
The conductor
One of the children
One of the elves
Santa
8
What did the conductor take out of his pocket?
A whistle
A large pocket watch
A bull horn
A large donut
9
What happened to the bell?
It broke
The boy lost it
The conductor took it for safe keeping
One of the children stole it
10
BONUS QUESTION: Where was the bell found?
The conductor found it under a seat
On Santa's seat
One of the elves found it in his pocket
In a cup of hot chocolate
11
"They looked like the lights of a strange ocean liner" is an example of what kind of fig. lang?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Idiom
Simile