Test #13
  1. The force of the eruption shook the ground.
  2. The pilots put on a spectaculer show.
  3. I jumped at the abrupte knock at the door.
  4. A spectater in the stands caught the ball.
  5. What a spectacal the circus parade was!
  6. Vivid details bring a discription to life.
  7. We will examine the spesamen in science class.
  8. The rain caused an interuption of the game.
  9. She wants to suscribe to that magazine.
  10. Loud noises disrupt my sleep.
  11. The inspecter checked the roof for holes.
  12. Can water pipes rupture in cold weather?
  13. I rispect him for his work with the homeless.
  14. The author sent her manascript to a publishor.
  15. It is fun to speckulate on our future careers.
  16. Each asspect of the plan had to be considered.
  17. I must transscribe my notes from the lecture.
  18. Can you read the inscription on the monument?
  19. I suspect they are late because of traffic.
  20. He was banckrupt after the stock market crash.
  21. A rainbow is made up of the spectrem of colors.
  22. His disguise actually made him more conspicous instead of less.
  23. The salesman made a lot of phone calls, looking for perspective custumers.
  24. Try to discribe the robber for me.
  25. In retraspect, it seems as though I made a mistake.
Vocabulary--If you are exempt from Vocabulary, do only #3 and #4--You will use words more than once, and you will use them all.
divine, brood, prevail, lurid, discerning, stark, demur, impertinent
  1. Quit asking ________ questions; that's rude.
  2. When dad asked me to mow the lawn, I _________(ed), but he told that was not an option.
  3. Emily Dickinson felt that "the Majority" always _______(s). What you are is what the majority of people think you are.
  4. She felt that if a person were very __________, he/she would see that many things that appear to be weird, are really quite sane.
  5. There was a __________ contrast between Langston Hughes' life and that of his teacher.
  6. After his brother died, he sat _______(ing) in his room, blaming himself.
  7. The man swore ______(ly) after he hit his thumb with a hammer.
  8. The kings of old used to think that they had a ___________ right to do whatever they wanted, that God had personally chosen them to be kings.
  9. "Don't cry over spilled milk" is an old expression that means not to ______ too much over mistakes that you can't change.
  10. A comic book collector must be very _______ when it comes to the condition of the comic. The smallest flaw can affect the value immensely.
divine, brood, prevail, lurid, discerning, stark, demur, impertinent

"The Other Foot" Finish reading the story, then answer the questions below. Write out the answer following the letter.
1) The expression "the shoe is on the other foot now" means...a) Your shoes are on the wrong feet. b) "Treat others the way you would like to be treated." c) "The tables have turned." d) You walk funny.
2) Willie wanted the paint and stencils to...a) "brand" the incoming white man. b) paint signs that said "Go Home." c) paint a message of hate on the rocket. d) paint the same sort of signs he grew up seeing and hating.
3) On page 36, when Hattie thinks about "tearing down walls", what do the walls represent? a) The people's hatred. b) The society that the black Martians have created for themselves. c) The facade they use to hide their real selves. d) All of the above. e) None of the above.
4) The white man is there to...a) Say "We're sorry." b) Ask for help. c) Help steal Mars from the blacks. d) Get away from earth.
5) How does the white man know whether a certain person is alive or dead, or whether a particular building is still standing or not? a) Everything was destroyed, so he knows that they're all gone. b) He has a computer inside his ship which can look it up. c) He's been there. d) He's in radio contact with Earth.
6) What does that tree represent?  a) Willie's home back on Earth. b) The destruction of the Earth by the white man. c) All the injustices that the white man inflicted on the black man. d) The death of Willie's father. e) c and d f) All of the above.
7) How does this story illustrate the idea of "turning the other cheek"? a) The blacks let themselves be treated badly. b) Willie and the others didn't try to get revenge. c) The white man was paid back for all the bad things he had done. d) The blacks finally had justice for the treatment at the hands of the white man. e) c and d
8) Willie and the others decided to "turn the other cheek" because...a) There was nothing left to hate. b) They realized that the white man was lonely just like them. c) They realized that the white man had turned his hatred on himself. d) The white man had already been punished enough. e) All of the above. f) a, b, and c
9) What is the first thing Willie paints a sign on/in? a) Bus. b) Restaurant. c) Bathroom. d) Trolley car. e) Theater.
10) How old was Willie when he left Earth? a) 12. b) 13. c) 16. d) 20. e) Just a baby.