Preface v Introduction vii Pretest of the Whole Book UNIT ONE Unit One Pretest Chapter 1 Apartment Problems 8 Chapter 2 Hardly a Loser 12 Chapter 3 Grandfather at the Art Museum 16 Chapter 4 My Brother"s Mental Illness 20 Chapter 5 A Get-Rich-Quick Seam 24 Chapter 6 Holiday Blues (Word Parts) 28 Unit One Review (Crossword Puzzle) 32 Unit One Tests 33 UNIT TWO Unit Two Pretest Chapter 7 A Phony Friend 44 Chapter 8 Coco the Gorilla 48 Chapter 9 Our Annual Garage Sale 52 Chapter l0 A Debate on School Uniforms 56 Chapter 11 My Large Family 60 Chapter 12 Alex"s Search (Word Parts) 64 Unit Two Review (Crossword Puzzle) 68 Unit Two Tests 69 UNIT THREE Unit Three Pretest Chapter 13 Ann"s Love of Animals 80 Chapter 14 A Costume Party 84 Chapter 15 The Missing Painting 88 Chapter 16 An Ohio Girl in New York 92 Chapter 17 How Neat Is Neat Enough? 96 Chapter 18 A Cult Community (Word Parts) 100 Unit Three Review (Crossword Puzzle) 104 Unit Three Tests 105 UNIT FOUR Unit Four Pretest Chapter 19 Halloween Troubles 116 Chapter 20 Thomas Dooley 120 Chapter 21 Twelve Grown Men in a Bug 124 Chapter 22 Adjusting to a Group Home 128 Chapter 23 A Different Kind of Doctor 132 Chapter 24 Grandpa and Music (Word Parts) 136 Unit Four Review (Crossword Puzzle) 140 Unit Four Tests 141 UNIT F! VE Unit Five Pretest Chapter 25 My Devilish Older Sister 152 Chapter 26 Harriet Tubman 156 Chapter 27 Tony"s Rehabilitation 160 Chapter 28 Rumors 164 Chapter 29 The End of a Political Career 168 Chapter 30 Firing Our Boss 172 Unit Five Review (Crossword Puzzle) 176 Unit Five Tests 177 Posttest of the Whole Book 183 APPENDIXES A Answer Key 188 1. Answers to the Pretest of the Whole Book 2. Answers to theUnit Pretests 3. Answers to the Chapter Activities 4. Answers to the Posttest of the Whole Book B List of Words and Word Parts 193