Test 14A.

a) fastidious  b) insinuate  c) improvise  d) shrewd  e) allegory  f) absolution  g) consign  h) agitate  i) sanction
  1. We ran out of the ingredients for the recipe, so we had to ______.
  2. Years of work were needed for the CIA agent to _____ himself into the terrorist organization.
  3. After three warnings, Joel was _____(ed) to the “naughty chair.”
  4. Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted to earn ______ for the things he had done.
  5. I didn’t like his ____(ion) that I wasn’t good enough to make the team.
  6. Which one is the allegory? a) Mickey Mouse acting like a human.  b) "Motto"  c) You can't teach an old dog new tricks.  d) Mind your own business.  e) C and D.  f) "The Three Little Pigs"  g) NOTA

    Choose the correct comma combo. Some might not need any.
  7. As the llama goddess she regulated the course of the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
  8. There was no question that the llama’s painting a huge colorful and ugly mural was the worst entry in the art exhibit.
  9. The llama missed the bus because he was late for his very important appointment.
  10. Because Zoltan forgot his wallet he couldn't buy broccoli.
  11. Why are the roads on p127 in the shape of a swastika?  a) In that part of Poland, the Nazis had paved some roads that way as propaganda.  b) No matter where Vladek and Anja go, they will not be safe from the Nazis.  c) It looks cool.  d) It wasn't really intended that way, but the angle of the picture makes it look like a swastika.  e) NOTA
  12. What frustrates Mala so much about Vladek?  a) He treats her like a maid.   b) He treats her like a nurse.  c) He is such a skinflint.  d) He makes her feel guilty.  e) All of the above.  f) NOTA
  13. Mala thinks his experiences in the war made Vladek how he is today.  a) True  b) False
  14. Why is Artie worried about portraying Vladek as he really is?  a) He thinks people won't like Vladek, and so they won't like the book.  b) He thinks Vladek will be offended.  c) Vladek isn't really the way Artie shows him.  d) He thinks it might be disrespectful to Anja.  e) He doesn't want to further the stereotype of the greedy Jew.  f) NOTA
  15. Why is Anja's tail showing on p138?  a) Her disguise isn't as good as Vladek's.  b) It's a printing mistake.  c) It shows how scared she is.  d) It shows that she can't pass for a non-Jew like Vladek.  e) NOTA
  16. p144, center panel, the woman in the scarf.  a) Anja  b) Mrs.Kawka  c) Mrs. Motonowa  d) Janina, their former nanny   e) Meinka   f) Mala  g) NOTA