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The telephone rang and I picked it up and the voice said, "Block party tonight."Right then, I knew summer had arrived in North Dakota. I'll tell you, there is nobody who enjoys summer more then North Dakotans, possibly because it takes such a long time getting here.We emerge from our cocoons blinding into the sun and ready to go.We flood to the parks and the swimming pools and the golf courses and the hiking

trails and the lakes.

You ask a dozen North Dakotans what summer means to them and you will get a dozen different answers.

1. The reader can infer that in North Dakota A)a block party is an early sign of summer.

1. indoor sports are popular in winter.

2. the people are hardy and healthy.

3. winter snows are unusually deep.

1. To the North Dakotans winter probably seems A)short but severe. B)confining but exciting C)long and dull. D)quiet and satisfying.

2. The sentence, "You ask a dozen North Dakotans what summer means to

   them and you will get a dozen different answers"suggests that North Dakotans

   1. are unsure of themselves.

   2. are hostile to questioning

   3. dislike making decisions.

   4. have varied interests.

3. What can we infer from the sentence "We flood to the parks and the

   swimming pools and the golf courses and the hiking trails and the lades"?

   1. North Dakotans enjoy outdoor sports.

   2. North Dakotans do not enjoy outdoor sports.

   3. People go to parks and swimming pools because there are many

      activities there.

   4. The author is complaining there are too many people in parks and

      swimming pools and other places.