Test #21--Be sure to record any extra credit (or penalties) you may have earned during the week. If you did the crossword puzzle, turn it in, and add a +10 to your extra credit. (Remember, EC maxes out at 15 this week). Record your scores on the DW quizzes this week: 6 points (all classes) and 10 points (periods 5, 6, 7). In the spelling section, do the ones you missed on Monday plus #26-#30. If you are exempt from vocabulary, say so and do only #10.
  1. Check the meaning of the word in the dictionery.
  2. Find the appendex in the back of your book.
  3. Is he dependible enough to take care of a dog?
  4. Please don't contredict me.
  5. Buying the tickets will be a big expence.
  6. Will a clock work if its pendulem is stuck?
  7. The weather pradiction calls for warmer weather this week.
  8. His favorite genre is suspence stories.
  9. What compensation will I receive for this job?
  10. The secretary was very good at taking dictaition.
  11. Can we suspend the lamp from that hook?
  12. Actors need good dicton to be understood.
  13. The dictater ruled with an iron hand.
  14. Has the jury reached a veredict?
  15. A dark sky and a change in the direction of the wind are signs of an inpending storm.
  16. Please dispence the food in equal servings.
  17. Getting lost is a serious predictement.
  18. Will he draw a penshion when he retires?
  19. She wore a gold pendent around her neck.
  20. A finger is an appendege.
  21. He was the valedictorien of  his senior class.
  22. The grand jury handed down an inditement of murder in the first degree.
  23. Whether you go to the amusement park or not is dependant on your behavior.
  24. Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence, and what the predecate says, he does.
  25. The teacher issued an edict; there will be no more pencil borrowing.
  26. "before say thing"
  27. "farewell say person"
  28. "truly say"
  29. "under hang"
  30. "under hang thing"
Vocabulary: sardonic, deity, perpetual, sullen, incensed, epitaph, auspicious
  1. After being yelled at by Mom, I __________(ly) started to clean my room.
  2. Uncle was __________ at Black Dog after BD beat Moon Shadow.
  3. Mercury is an example of a Greek _________.
  4. Some people seem to think that if you ______(ly) whine, you might get your way.
  5. The rainbow after the storm was a(n) ______________ sign.
  6. ceaseless : perpetual :: favorable : __________
  7. human : temporary :: deity : __________
  8. cranky : _______ :: furious : incensed
  9. Two Bit was the most __________ of the greasers.
  10. Give an example of an epitaph.
    sardonic, deity, perpetual, sullen, incensed, epitaph, auspicious
Dragonwings
Second(2) Period and Third(3) Period do all. Other periods begin with #8.
  1. How does Mr. Yep foreshadow the return of Black Dog?
  2. What does MS call the "demon dung"?
  3. (2) If Dragonwings was already built, why was the money Black Dog stole so important?
  4. (3) Why won't anyone in town lend Father the money they need? Why won't he go to the Company for the money? Why not Miss Whitlaw?
  5. (2) "Fine. I'm afraid you won't be able to come down tomorrow. We’re…we’re moving." (p221) Who? What is this person trying to say without saying it?
  6. Give a quote from Father's song (p224) that shows it is a wistful song, rather than a sad one.
  7. Extra Credit +1: The first verse of father's song is very similar to something else you've read this year. What? +1 more for the author of this similar piece.
  8. (2) Explain what happens to Dragonwings in exactly 10 words.
  9. (3) What is Uncle's diagnosis of Father's injuries?
  10. How does Father justify not flying any more from the dragon point of view?
  11. Read pages 246-248 (if you haven't already), and answer the following questions about them: