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augment, wretched, meager, suppress, exuberant, impede, fleeting, wry, lethargic, escalate
  1. Vladek tried to ____ the ____ amount of food they were allowed by working on the black market.
  2. In some countries, freedom of speech is ____(ed), and people can’t criticize the government.
  3. Pokemon Go is an example of a game that uses _____(ed) reality, adding extra features to the real world through technology.
  4. The roots of this word meant “to chain the FEET of.”
  5. The root of this word meant “to float or swim.”
  6. The root of this word meant “skinny or “lean” (as in no fat).
  7. The roots of this word meant “banished person.”

  8. The part of the story where the author explains who the characters are and what their situation is. _____  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution g) plot
  9. The part where Marlin and Nemo are reunited and Nemo saves Dory.   a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution g) plot
  10. Usually the longest part of the story, where most of the action occurs. ______.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution  g) plot
  11. We were running in PE yesterday.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective
  12. The running water of the river made me sleepy.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective
  13. Running is my least favorite activity. a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective
  14. A metaphor is a...
  15. The expression "turn the other cheek" is about...
  16. When Willie says he’ll let the white people live up there, he is being… a) generous. b) forgiving. c) ironic. d) mean  e) c and d  f) none of the above.
  17. Willie wanted the paint and stencils to…a) “brand” the incoming white man. b) paint signs that said “Go Home.” c) paint a message of hate on the rocket. d) paint the same sort of signs he grew up seeing and hating.   e) NOTA