Read the following short story, and then answer the questions that follow.
Lifeguard Rules!

1 Ira was sitting in the shade because it was over ninety degrees in the sun, which beat down with a fierce vengeance. He wished he was still playing around in the cool, blue water of the pool. He had been splashing in the shallow end until the shrill sound of the lifeguard’s whistle cut through the air like a siren.

2 “That’s it, Ira and Michael,” Francesca had said. "You guys don’t get a third warning. Go spend fifteen minutes out of the water. I’ll inform you when I’m ready to see you in the

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Read the following short story, and then answer the questions that follow.
Lifeguard Rules!

1 Ira was sitting in the shade because it was over ninety degrees in the sun, which beat down with a fierce vengeance. He wished he was still playing around in the cool, blue water of the pool. He had been splashing in the shallow end until the shrill sound of the lifeguard’s whistle cut through the air like a siren. 

2 “That’s it, Ira and Michael,” Francesca had said. "You guys don’t get a third warning. Go spend fifteen minutes out of the water. I’ll inform you when I’m ready to see you in the