Read this passage and answer the question: What effect does this episode have on the episode's plot? Cynthia didn't like being called Cindy, and she also didn't like that she and her mother had to leave their city apartment and move in with her grandfather in the country. She didn't like that she has to say goodbye to her friends or that her mother has to take a job at the nearby airplane factory because money was tight. But what she really didn't like, more than anything else, was that her father was fighting in the war.

A. It resolves the conflict between Cynthia and her new teacher about the name she prefers.

B. It introduces a conflict between Cynthia and the friends she had to say goodbye to.

C. It provide background details about Cynthia's family and the setting of the story.

D. It changes the setting of the story from Cynthia's hom in the country to her home in the city.

Question 2

Which is the closet synonym for the word ecstatic?

A. envious

B. annoyed

C. elated

D. ambitious

Question 3

Based on the episode which of these is true?

A. Cynthia is happy to leave her city apartment behind and start a new life in the country.

B. Cynthia is determined to collect the most scraps because she wants to win a prize.

C. Cynthia is excited to be paired off with Tobias for the scrap drive.

D. Cynthia is thrilled to be able to do something that could help her father.

Question 4

Based on the episode, Cynthia could be described as

A. concerned and eager

B. lazy and disobedient

C. quiet and forgetful

D. secretive and crafty