Test 14A.
a) fastidious b) insinuate
c) improvise d) shrewd e) allegory f)
absolution g) consign h) agitate i) sanction
- We ran out of
the ingredients for the recipe, so we had to ______.
- Years of work
were needed for the CIA agent to _____ himself into the
terrorist organization.
- After three
warnings, Joel was _____(ed) to the “naughty chair.”
- Now that he
had found religion, the former criminal wanted to earn ______
for the things he had done.
- I didn’t like
his ____(ion) that I wasn’t good enough to make the team.
- 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.
- As the llama goddess she regulated the course of
the heavenly bodies and controlled the alternating seasons.
- There was no question that the llama’s painting
a huge colorful and ugly mural was the worst entry in the art
exhibit.
- The llama missed the bus because he was late for
his very important appointment.
- Because Zoltan forgot his wallet he couldn't
buy broccoli.
- 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
- 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
- Mala thinks his experiences in the war made
Vladek how he is today. a) True b) False
- 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
- 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
- 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