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Allied With Green: Why does Lucy choose to write about “the color green” for her paper?
A drought has been threatening green plants.
She notices green things wherever she goes.
Green is her favorite color.
Green plants are important to her.
Allied With Green: Why does Lucy’s father feel guilty?
He plants trees on the highway median, but people steal them
There are more parking lots now than when he was in college.
The plants he put at the restaurant were stolen overnight.
He demonstrated against highways, but now he drives on them.
Allied With Green: What does the author mean by the statement, “No one goes to Seattle to see the concrete.” (line 59)?
The buildings in Seattle are not very interesting.
People go to Seattle because of all the green space there.
Seattle is too far to travel just to see buildings.
People don't respect what Seattle has to offer.
Allied With Green: Imagery is
comparing two unlike things using like or as.
words and phrases that appeal to the senses
personification
painting a picture
Allied With Green: Theme of a story is
the sequence of main events that happens in the story.
a message about life or human nature.
tells the reader information about the story
the main idea of the story
Allied With Green: Why does the author describe air and green as “close cousins” (line 77)?
People take both for granted.
Both are threatened by pollution.
Both are necessary for life
Both need tending
Allied With Green: What is the theme of Allied With Green?
You should respect and appreciate the environment and plants
Don't hurt animals,and respect living things.
Respect only trees not leaves or anything else nature.
Don't step on leaves,or you will die.
Allied With Green: What supports the idea that not many people care about nature and going green?
Lucy teacher once have her a C on a test about going green.
When people volunteer to help with nature.
People helping plant trees.
When people water their plants.
Allied With Green: What DOESN'T support the idea that some people care about going green and also love nature.
When people take care of their trees
When people water and take care of any plants.
People who throw trash on the road or treat nature horribly.
When people pick up trash around plants and nature.
Allied With Green: Which of the following is a theme?
I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
There are a lot of students in this school.
It is important to take part in your community.
Nature
Allied With Green: Using the metaphor in paragraph 3, the author emphasizes that Lucy-
believes people who are in hospitals need to see nature
spends time looking for signs of nature in places she knows
notices nature continues to grow in cities and poor homes
wants to help plant good landscaping near roads and rivers
Allied With Green: Early in the story, the statement "That’s how everything starts" is meant to show that ____________.
belief in “the color green” should begin in childhood
being “green” is essential to the character of Lucy
the world could not survive without its plant life
talking about the environment leads to arguments
Allied With Green: The author mentions Seattle, Dallas, and San Antonio to suggest that ____________.
cities are in danger of having no green spaces
only a few cities are trying to care for the environment
places have different ideas of how to care for nature
people in many places appreciate green spaces
Allied With Green: Robert Isabell is important to Lucy because ____________.
he was a party planner known throughout New York
he traveled the world in search of interesting plants
his life represented a skill that she would like to have
his beliefs about the environment are similar to her own
Allied With Green: The context clues in paragraph 10 suggest that demonstrated is the act of —.
doing homework from a professor
shaming people who steal plants
openly protesting beliefs toward an issue
showing how to complete a task by example
Allied With Green: The author uses personification in paragraphs 11–12 to —.
express that nature adds beauty to daily life
suggest that nature improves happiness
show that nature brings objects to life
indicate that nature has power over people
