WY-TOPP ELA Grade 8 Practice Questions - WY-TOPP Summative English Language Arts - Grade 8 Exam

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In a short story about a paleontologist, the narrative pauses at an excavation site to recount a day five years earlier when she found her first fossilized shell. Why does the author include this flashback?

To explain what ignited the character's lifelong passion for paleontology To confuse the reader about the timeline of the fossil excavation To prove that ancient shells are more valuable than dinosaur fossils To signal that the character plans to quit her current job

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To explain what ignited the character's lifelong passion for paleontology

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