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1.	What are some of the problems that the world's poor people face?

A.	They don't have enough food to eat.
B.	They die from diseases that are easily prevented.
C.	They do not have clean drinking water.
D.	All of the above

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2.	Which of the following is NOT a fact about malaria?

A.	It is a disease spread by mosquitoes.
B.	It mostly affects children in the United States.
C.	It kills 3 million people each year.
D.	It mostly affects children in Africa.

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3.	The purpose of the Millennium Development Goals is to

A.	improve the lives of poor people by 2015.
B.	begin a polio vaccination program in Nigeria.
C.	bring the World Food Programme to North Korea.
D.	Both A and B

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4.	How much does it cost the World Food Programme to feed a child for a whole school year?

A.	$17 million
B.	$34
C.	19¢
D.	$72

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5.	Which of the following statements is an opinion about the Chicago White Sox?

A.	The team won its first World Series championship in 88 years on October 27.
B.	The team won World Series championships in 1906 and 1917.
C.	The team has much better players than the Houston Astros.
D.	The team won this year's World Series in four games.

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6.	Which two teams played the longest World Series game on record?

A.	New York Yankees and the New York Mets
B.	Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros
C.	Florida Marlins and the Cleveland Indians
D.	Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies

Article: "Remembering Rosa Parks"

7.	The author wrote this article to

A.	tell you about Rosa Parks's role in the civil rights movement.
B.	compare Rosa Parks with Martin Luther King Jr.
C.	convince you to take a stand on an issue facing kids today.
D.	inform you about the history of peaceful protest in the United States.

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8.	What were some the effects of Rosa Parks's actions?

A.	African Americans refused to ride buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
B.	The U.S. Supreme Court did away with separate seating on buses.
C.	Laws against racial discrimination in public places were created.
D.	All of the above

Article: "A Race to Save Lives"

9.	Riders for Health is an organization that

A.	enlists grandmothers to distribute vitamin A pills in Africa.
B.	trains health workers to deliver medicine by motorcycle in Africa.
C.	is developing a cure for malaria.
D.	runs a nutrition program in Honduras.

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10.	Do you think enough is being done to help the world's poorest children? Explain.

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