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Here's your shmoopy multi question thingie... question 2 of 5...

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OK, question review time... go ahead and hit pause...

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Which of the following categories BEST describes Shmoop-a-palooza?

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And here are the potential answers:

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So... what is this question asking?

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Can we read and interpret the material to determine what exactly this event... is?

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Before we even dive into the passage... what in the world is a "palooza?"

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We may never have been to a Shmoop-a-palooza in particular, but based on the word alone,

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we might be able to imagine that ANY kind of a palooza is... a wacky and wild, crazy

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fun time. Whatever it is.

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Okay, so... quick scan. Let's zip through all this bulky material and see where the

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word "shmoopalooza" pops up...

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There it is at the very beginning...

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...and there it is at the very end, in the web address.

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So... it seems as if ALL of this has to do with Shmoopalooza, not just a bullet or two.

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Our first option is "concert," which seems to be related to the Quagswaggers' performance...

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but not much else.

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Choice B, "eating contest" fits with the first bullet... but it doesn't look like

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there's going to be much competitive cookie-gorging going on the rest of the weekend.

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Choice C is "festival or fair." Ooh, that sounds about right. Let's put a pin in it.

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What about D -- "amusement park?" There are certainly elements of an amusement park,

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but again, C is more general and all-inclusive. The answer is C.

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As in... "Cookie cramps."

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