Vocabulary Pretest + Reading Check

1. The minister spoke very ______(ly) about the poor, dead boys, and everyone was touched by his words.
2. The theif was caught red-handed with the __________(ed) merchandice and was arrested for shop-lifting.
3. (2)The fire chief blamed the ______ on two men who were _____(ing) outside the building, smoking cigarrettes and looking suspicious.
4. "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" is a line from a famous __________ by Juliet on her balcony.
5. (2) The _________ and smelly _________ was last seen accosting people and demanding money outside the liquor store.
6. The politician's _____ disguised the fact that he wasn't really very bright.
7. "I wonder if..." I ____________(ized).
8. Parents today would find Tom's rat-on-a-string very _______.
9. vagrant : loiter :: burglar : ________
10. others : speech :: self : _________
11. athlete : agility :: speaker : _________

1. What happens to Tom's pulled tooth?
2. What are Tom and Huck going to do with the dead cat?
3. What does Tom say to the schoolmaster that makes him so angry?
4. Why does Tom say it?
5. What does Tom do to get Becky's attention and interest?