8th Grade Reading Quiz
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At the edge of town, the water tower rose like a giant pale drum. Everyone said it was locked, but Rowan had seen the loose panel behind the ladder.
"Don't," Sienna warned, hugging her backpack straps. "My cousin fell off a roof once."
Rowan grinned and wiggled the panel free. "I'm not falling. I'm climbing."
Inside, the ladder rang under his shoes. Each step made the metal complain. Halfway up, Rowan stopped and listened. The wind pushed against the tower, and somewhere below, a dog barked once and then went quiet.
Sienna's voice floated up. "Rowan? You okay?"
Rowan swallowed. The air smelled like rust and old rain. He kept climbing.
At the top, he found a small chalk mark on the inside wall: TURN BACK. The letters were smeared, as if someone had written them in a hurry.
Rowan stared at the message. His grin faded.
He reached for the hatch anyway.
Which detail from earlier in the passage most clearly foreshadows that Rowan may be in danger at the top of the tower?
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