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Review for "Ghost Towns"
Review for "Ghost Towns"
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1
In the story, the author compared the dreams of the settlers to........
ghost towns
cowboys
dust in the wind
gold and silver
2
What is the base word for "independence?"
ence
dependence
in
de
3
Mice had overrun the house. OVERRUN means........
filled beyond its limits
destroyed
abandoned
run over the top
4
Why did most towns fail?
famous people did not settle there
they were not built well
there was not enough food
moneymaking sources ran out
5
The hotel has no vacant rooms. VACANT means.......
empty
average
extraordinary
cheap
6
He scrawled a note. SCRAWLED means......
wrote awkwardly
received
opened quickly
composed
7
Which is a valid generalization?
All of the gold rush towns failed.
None of the settlers stayed for long.
A few people got rich but a lot did not.
Doctors usually moved west with their wives.
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His economic theory was not useful. ECONOMIC means.......
relating to science
complicated
relating to trade and money
untested
9
What is the author's purpose for writing this selection?
to make money
entertain
persuade
inform
10
What happened to most towns if the railroad did not run through it?
they became ghost towns
artists and writers moved in
people carried buildings to the railroad
they became farm communities
