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Question
Is Tommy Margie’s brother or friend?
Find the sentences that help you to decide that.
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Solution
Tommy is Margie's friend.
The following sentences from this passage help us decide:
- “But my mother says a teacher has to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it teaches and that each kid has to be taught differently.”
- “They weren't even half completed when Margie's mother called, “Margie! School!”
- “Now!” Mrs. Jones said. “And it's probably time for Tommy, too.”
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