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Please help me with the following questions:

He picked up a turnip and made a lantern ______ it.
(A) from (B) by (C) out of (D) with

The answer is (C), but how about (A)?

Long ago, lanterns carved ______ turnips were called �jack-o�-lanterns.�
(A) into (B) from (C) out (D) on

The answer is (B), but if I change "(C) out " into "out of", is it also a correct one?

Thanks for your help.

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From is equally good. Out of means "from".
You could also use "with", here.

Long ago, lanterns carved out of turnips were called "jack-o'-lanterns, is also correct.