Friday, 1/22/99

Vocabulary Quiz

  1. Vandalism is considered a type of ___________ mischief under the law, and therefor a serious crime.
  2. Sometimes my mom looks at me like I'm _____________; like she can see right through me.
  3. When I asked her how she knew something was wrong, she said, "It's just a Mother's _________."
  4. It would not be ________ to cuss at a police officer.
  5. ________ are the only type of word to which we add the suffix -ed. We usually do this to_________?
  6. I felt a little sick after my Halloween candy _________.
  7. The baseball slugger always signs his autograph with a _________.
  8. I had to move _______(ly) to avoid being hit by the pitch
  9. The more knowledge and experience you have, the less __________ you become. You learn to make your own decisions and not be so influenced by others.
  10. Susan is a very ________ person who gives much of her time to doing good deeds for others.
  11. Tom's joy when Becky finally talked to him was complete and (un)___________(ed).
  12. Parents often complain that teenagers are ________ and resentful.
  13. Drunken demons ________(ed) Grandfather into fighting back, and then they killed him.
  14. The team had the __________ honor of having the record for the longest lossing streak.
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Friday, 1/22/99
Chapter 4

  1. (1)Draw a picture of a dirigible.
  2. What is different about the demon and Tang ways of writing (2)? Calendars(1)?
  3. (4)How does Father save Black Dog? What was his trouble?
  4. (1)How does Father get Black Dog to come home?
  5. (2)Why did the demons kill Grandfather?
  6. (3)Uncle is afraid that Windrider has "taken to ________ the way Lefty once was taken by _________, and the way that Black Dog is owned by his __________.
  7. (1)What name do many demons use for all Tang men?
  8. (1)Where does White Deer search for Black Dog?
  9. (1)Where does Lefty search for black Dog?
  10. (1)Where do Moon Shadow and his father Search for Black Dog?
  11. (1)Where does Hand Clap search for Black Dog? (ha ha)
  12. (3)"I do think you’ve grown an inch since you’ve been here." (p70) Who’s talking? What’s going on? What does he/she mean?
  13. (2)Why is Moon Shadow excited after Father fixes Mr. Alger's horseless carriage?
  14. (2)Uncle accuses Windrider of being crazy for wanting two things. What?