Wednesday, 3/22/00
  1. "What if I had a million dollars?" I _________(ed) to myself.
  2. Because it has no atmosphere; the surface of the moon is very _________.
  3. The glider model flew a bit _________(ally) and had to be redesigned to fly straighter.
  4. The writer's ________ must of left on vacation; he couldn't think of a single idea to write about.
  5. The crowd became _________ when they heard that the rock star was not going to show up.
  6. Please don't ______ me as though I was a child; I can take care of myself.
  7. The belly dancer ________(ed) her body up and down, and back and forth.
  8. At the turn of the century, in the U.S., there was much prejudice toward, and__________(ion) of Chinese-Americans.
  9. White Deer __________(ly) washed his hands and face before dinner.
  10. Uncle is very __________ of Windrider's dream.
  11. She regularly ____________(s) that store; she buys all her clothes there.
  12. It gets rather _____________(ing) to see the same spelling mistakes over and over again.
  13. "That test was easy!" he said_____(ly) in that annoying way of his.
  14. I don't find it very ___________ that your homework was stolen by aliens.
  15. (2)True dragons, according to MS, are wise, __________, and caring; not evil and ___________.
  16. The guitarist was very good at _________(ing) solos. He could make up great melodies off the top of his head.
  17. There is a mechanical mistake in five of the first six sentences. One sentence is correct. Find and fix the five mistakes.
erratic, smug, improvise, unruly, skeptical, patronize, muse, credible, desolate, undulate, persecute, exaperate, malicious, benevolent
 
  1. (3)What favor does MS do for his father that WR gets angry about? What two reasons does WR give for being angry?
  2. (4) "Are all Chinamen crazy like you?" (p121) Who’s talking? What is going on? What is the real truth, and why doesn’t he just say so?
  3. "'No, you born maybe ten years ago,' Father said matter-of-factly." (p123) Explain.
  4. (2) MS likes Robin's "dime novels" for what two reasons?
  5. (2)"If you love him, you will accept what he is. Otherwise he will destroy you." (p132,133) This quote from Miss Whitlaw is very much similar to a three word quote from MS about dragons. What is it? Whom are they talking about?