Thursday, 1/28/99
Vocabulary Quiz:
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He worked slow and ____________(ly) until he was finished
with the job.
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I t is highly ___________ that your dog ate your homework,
again.
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The pitch was too fast for me, and I just __________(ed)
at it and missed.
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Both Tom Sawyer and Hand Clap are very good at ___________(ing)
the truth.
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He had a deep, ____________ voice that could be heard throughout
the house.
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"I looked ___________(ly) at the wings." I didn't think they
would support my weight.
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When someone does you a favor, you should ______________.
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With a candle inside, the jack-o-lantern was very ___________.
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Finally, in ______________(ion), I gave up.
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"Don't give your __________(ing), mealy-mouthed answers!"
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He has a very __________ personality; he is easily influenced
by other people's opinions.
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Robin __________(ed) out of the room, waving her arms and
stomping her feet.
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It would be very __________ for you to study for a test.
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A raisin is merely a _________ grape.
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amiable : sullen : : likely : ________
wizened, flounce, improbable, exasperate, amiable,
flourish, luminous, resonant, embroider, methodical, simper, flail, prudent,
malleable, dubious, reciprocate, goad, benevolent
Chapter 5 and 6
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"It eats at them; it eats at us."(p83) Who is talking? What
is going on? What does he mean?
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Why is the chapter called "Windrider’s Claws"?
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Why wasn't MS mad at Black Dog for beating him up?
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What four (4) choices did Windrider have after the beating
of MS?
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What effect does the killing have on the lives of Father
and MS?
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Draw a sketch of a stereopticon. What modern-day toy is it
similar to?
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Who/what is the Stove King?
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What gift(s) does Uncle give MS and Father?
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How will Father and MS get by without the Company?
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What is MS’s expectation of what the "demoness" will look
like? What is the reality?
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How do the Tang and demon ideas about dragons differ?
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EC: What does MS think Ms. Whitlaw's cookies look like?
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EC: After MS eats all the cookies, Father compares MS to
________.