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a) ominous  b) permeate  c) dejected  d) assuage  e) ubiquitous  f) meticulous  g) assimilate  h) solace  i) petulant  j) languid

1. The man finally ______(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.     
   
2. The smell of brownies ______ the house and made me very hungry. 
   
3. Whenever she was down about something, she always seemed to find ________ in her music.
   
4. The roots of this word mean “change to sweet.”
5. The roots of this root mean “to be like.”
6. Since they were so tired, they walked at a very _____ pace.
7. When the little girl gets tired, she gets _____, and pouts about everything. 
   
8. It is taking us awhile to ______ the concepts of compound and complex sentences.  
   
9. She described the scene in _______ detail. We could picture every single thing.
   

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10. The llama was being petulant, so his mom ate the cheeselog.
11. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.
12. When you use a dependent clause as a sentence.
13. Even though he knew it was a mistake, the llama ate the doughnut anyway.
14. The crew checked the llama, and the captain prepared her for the sea.
15. The llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill balancing a duck on his head.

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16. What's a barrack (aka a block)?   a) Another name for the gas chamber.  b) A workshop building.  c) A group of prisoners.  d) A building with the prisoners' bunks.  e) NOTA
17. Why does the tin shop foreman, Yidl, dislike Vladek? a) Because Vladek is Jewish.   b) Because Vladek is Polish.  c) Because he thinks Vladek is a capitalist.  d) Because Vladek is too clever for him.  e) NOTA
    
18. What was Appel?  a) When prisoners went before Dr. Mengele to be chosen or not to die.  b) Another name for the block kapo.  c) A group of workers chosen to do "Black Work."  d) When prisoners lined up to be counted.  e) NOTA
19. What was a Selektion? a) When prisoners went before Dr. Mengele to be chosen or not to die.  b) Another name for the block kapo.  c) A group of workers chosen to do "Black Work."  d) When prisoners lined up to be counted.  e) NOTA
20. How does Vladek help Anja with her cruel kapo?   a) He does her a favor.  b) He bribes her with gold.  c) He bribes her with food.  d) He teaches her English.  e) NOTA
    
21. Why does Vladek get beaten by a guard?  a) He disobeyed an order.  b) He was caught with extra food.  c) He was caught talking to Anja.  d) He was picked at random at an Appel.  e) NOTA