Test #17 (All do all in Spelling and Vocabulary Sections. All do #1 and #2 in Dragonwings section. Those without study questions also do #3 - #9.)

(20) Spelling
In each group, one of the words may be misspelled. Decide which, if any, word is misspelled, and then spell the word correctly. If you think all the words in that group are spelled correctly, write "no mistake."
  1. wept, atheist, vegatables, thorough, no mistake
  2. aluminum, athletic, whom, assess, no mistake
  3. right, write, valleys, benaficial, no mistake
  4. straight, tommorrow, strait, beverage, no mistake
  5. ominous, wistfull, breathe, breath, no mistake
  6. yeild, assume, athletic, allowance, no mistake
  7. bibliography, youth, through, sandwhich, no mistake
  8. twelfth, ninth, ninety, strength, no mistake
  9. various, vitamens, incessant, cease, no mistake
  10. haughty, likeable, loose, quanity, no mistake
(10) Vocabulary
  1. After the earthquake many of the rich who were once (impulsive, haughty, forlorn, wistful) were now humbled and looking for crusts of bread like everyone else.
  2. The lost little girl looked so (unruly, ominous, forlorn, wizened) as she looked for her mommy.
  3. I dreamed (fastidiously, wistfully, unruly, smugly) of the day I would be done with school.
  4. A lack of studying will lead to a(n) (insolent, impulsive, inept, improbable) performance on the test.
  5. His nose (patronized, protruded, persecuted, mused) from his face like a big carrot.
  6. Uncle is a very proud, (sullen, inept, translucent, haughty) man who demands respect.
  7. After he saved the kids from the fire he was (venerable, flourished, protruded, venerated) by the whole town.
  8. It was on a(n) (cleaver, impulse, inept, venerable) that we decided to go to the movies instead of the restaurant.
  9. Robin looked (fastidiously, wistfully, unruly, smugly) up as the glider drifted away. "But we have no glider now!"
  10. She forgot her lines for the scene, so she had to (improvise, patronize, undulate, venerate).
(15) Dragonwings (All do #1 and #2.)
  1. (2) Why doesn't Windrider invite MS to move to Oakland with him?
  2. (3) "…it was like trying to describe colors to blind man." (p200) Who is talking? Who is the "blind man? What does the speaker mean? 
  3. (2) How is the problem of the demons wanting to move Chinatown solved?
  4. How does the Company convince Uncle to leave the building?
  5. (2) How does Miss Whitlaw win over Uncle? (2+ ways)
  6. Why does MS carry a cross in his pocket?
  7. "You...you Sunday Christians!" Who? What?
  8. (2) What inspires Windrider to finally follow his dream? What is his plan for supporting himself with this dream?
  9. (2) What is the Feast of Pure Brightness? What other "holiday(s)" is it similar to?