Wednesday, 4/5/00
Vocabulary Pretest + Dragonwings Chapter 11

1. He had a(n) _____________ begining to the new semester; he got four A’s and only one B on his first round of tests.
2. "Yeah, sure. That'll work. Not." I said  _______________(ally).
3. For centuries, people have tried to create a __________ motion machine without realizing that the laws of physics make it impossible that anything could run forever.
4. I was ___________ that I was blamed for my brother's actions. (+1:He was only using me as a _____________.)
5. Sometimes Uncle is a _____________ old man who is rarely satisfied.
6. Tony Hawk is a _______ in the skateboarding world.
7. After Black Dog started using opium again, he became ______ and cranky.
8. What would a good _______ be for Dally? How would he want to be remembered?
9. He has a very __________ sense of humer. He is very sarcastic and bitter.
10. He is a very impulsive boy. He is _________(ally) running and grabbing and getting into trouble.

sardonic, deity, perpetual, querulous, sullen, incensed, epitaph, auspicious

1. (4) Where did MS's and WR's money go? What two main things did they need it for? If the plane is already built, why might they lose it?
2. (3) Why won’t Father let MS talk to the Company about the money they need?  To whom does MS talk? Does he ask for help? (Explain.)
3. (4) Grandmother reacts like    (Which other character?)    when she hears that Windrider has moved away from the Company to follow his dream. She thinks Father is a ____________. Mother reacts more like    (Which other character?)    and says ____________…