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Tall metal towers rise along the sidewalks, stacked shelf after shelf with glowing jack-o'-lanterns, each one carved with a grinning face and lit by a flickering candle inside. Thousands of them shine at once, filling the air with the sweet, smoky smell of warm pumpkin. Can you imagine walking through streets lined with a wall of orange light taller than a house?  \nThat wall of light didn't build itself, and behind every glowing face is a person with a knife and a spoon. In the weeks before the festival, families all over town carve pumpkins at their kitchen tables, scooping out the slippery seeds and cutting eyes, teeth, and silly smiles. On festival day, volunteers carry the pumpkins downtown and stack them on scaffolds, which are the same metal frames workers stand on to paint buildings. It takes an army of helpers, because arranging tens of thousands of pumpkins is far too big a job for one town alone.  \nSpeaking of tens of thousands, that number is exactly what made Keene famous around the world. The city first tried for the world record in the 1990s, hoping to light more jack-o'-lanterns in one place than anyone ever had. Over the years the count climbed higher and higher, and in 2013 the festival lit more than 30,000 carved pumpkins at once, setting a record that stunned people everywhere. That is enough pumpkins to give one to nearly every person in a small city!  \nSetting a record that big took more than pumpkins, because a candle in every pumpkin means avery busy and careful night. Volunteers move along the towers with long lighters, touching flame to wick again and again until the whole display glows. They also watch the candles closely, since keeping thousands of small flames safe in one place is a serious job. When the wind blows, some lanterns flicker out, and helpers hurry back to relight them so the count stays high.  \nKeene may be the most famous, but it is far from the only town that loves a good pumpkin glow. Places from Ohio to New York hold their own carving events, and giant pumpkin farms invite families to light candles under the autumn sky. Each display is different, yet they all share the same warm idea: neighbors working together to turn a plain vegetable into something that shines. The next time you carve a single pumpkin for your porch, remember that somewhere a whole town once turned 30,000 of them into a glowing city of light.  \nThe Night of 30,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What does the first paragraph mainly help the reader picture?\u003Cbr>A. How the town first set its world record\u003Cbr>B. How the glowing pumpkin display looks and smells\u003Cbr>C. How volunteers carve each pumpkin at home\u003Cbr>D. How other cities hold their own events\u003Cbr>2) How is the third paragraph mainly organized?\u003Cbr>A. It explains a problem and then its solution\u003Cbr>B. It lists the steps for carving one pumpkin\u003Cbr>C. It tells events in the order they happened over the years\u003Cbr>D. It compares Keene to two other cities\u003Cbr>3) Why does the article say it takes \"an army of helpers\" to set up the festival?\u003Cbr>A. The candles are difficult to buy in large amounts\u003Cbr>B. The metal towers are too heavy for machines to lift\u003Cbr>C. Arranging tens of thousands of pumpkins is too big for one town alone\u003Cbr>D. Each pumpkin must be grown on a special farm first\u003Cbr>4) What idea does the article say all the pumpkin displays share?\u003Cbr>A. Growing the largest possible pumpkins for a prize\u003Cbr>B. Selling carved pumpkins to visitors from far away\u003Cbr>C. Neighbors working together to make a plain vegetable shine\u003Cbr>D. Beating Keene's record every single autumn\u003Cbr>5) Which detail shows that keeping the record display safe is hard work?\u003Cbr>A. Volunteers must watch thousands of small flames closely\u003Cbr>B. Other towns hold events from Ohio to New York\u003Cbr>C. 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