Warm up: Grammar Week Pretest:
Copy and label #1. Copy #2-12 and fill in the blanks.

1. D'oh! I tripped very awkwardly and hit my big, fat head.
2. noun : adjective : :  verb : ________
3. ________ = person, place, thing
4. ________ = which one, what kind, how many about a noun
5. ________ = "guest noun"
6. ________ = how or when or where you do something
7. am, is, are, was, were = ________
8. All of the above are also forms of the word ____.
9. a, an, the are all ________(s)
10. ________ = connecting word
11. ________ = action word
12. Most cuss words are ________(s).
13. In the sentence, "He made a good play in the outfield", the word "play" is used as a(n)________.
14. Use the word "screaming" in three different sentences; as a noun,
15. as a verb,
16. and as an adjective.
17. Turn amuse (v) into a noun by adding a suffix.
18. Turn amuse (v) into an adjective by adding a suffix.
19. The word "love" could be either a(n) ______ or a(n) ________.

• What does this expression mean? Have you ever used it? When/why?
• What does it mean to "turn the other cheek"?
• What is the difference between vengeance and justice?
• Is revenge ever justified?
• Have you ever taken revenge on someone? Did it make you feel better after?
• Are Willie's (and the others') feelings of anger justified? Would they be right to do what they initially wanted to do?
• On page 36, when Hattie thinks about "tearing down walls", what do the walls represent?
• What if the white man had said that the tree was still standing? Would Willie have reacted any differently?
• What does that tree represent?
• What does the last line of the story mean?