Wednesday, 11/17/99
Vocabulary Pretest
1. Huck is described as the "juvenile ________" of the village.
2. There used to be a brand of aspirin called _________, presumably because it would "defeat" your headache.
3. Tom is often whipped for his __________ behavior.
4. Tom ______(ly) "hooked" a donut while Aunt Polly _____(ed) on and on.
5. The change in the room was so ________ that it was barely ___________.
6. Tom was ______ when Becky liked him, but that's over for now.
7. Tom came back into the house,  _______(ly) rubbing his face with the towel.
8. In #1--What do the words in quotes mean?
vanquish, pariah, diligent, subtle, furtive, blather, ecstatic, perceptible, impudent
 Reading Check (15p)
1. (2) Why won't Tom "fall" (die) when he and Joe are "sword-fighting"?
2. (2) What does the last line of Chapter Four mean?
3. (3) Name three careers Tom considers after his breakup with Becky.
4. (1) When Tom's superstition about his marbles fails, he blames it on ______.
3. (7) Label the "sketch" below with the appropriate characters’ names.


Descramble back into a sentence:
a. daintily
b. and stepped back
c. Tom swept his brush
d. to note its effect
e. back and forth

Chapter 10 aloud