Test #7 -- Eighth Grade.  Record: Your KBAR score (/40), your vocabulary homework score (/20),  your scores on the Pearl quizzes (/13, /5, /13),  and any extra credit you may have earned this week (+5 min/+10 max).

Spelling. Do what you missed Monday, plus 26-30.
  1. He is a famous furniture deziner.
  2. When the car's wheels are out of alinement, the steering is wobbly.
  3. His campain for president was surprisingly low-key.
  4. The rat nawed through the wires.
  5. I am indebted to you for your help in this matter.
  6. It is doutful I will accept it this late.
  7. The salms are an often quoted part of the Bible.
  8. Dr. Strauss wouldn't let Charlie study sychology.
  9. I ate spaggetti with marinara sauce.
  10. The gheto version of Monopoly is offensive and racist.
  11. He took a solem vow to tell the truth.
  12. She wrote a colume in the newspaper.
  13. The prisoner was condemed to die.
  14. Orange is considered an autum color.
  15. I had no qualms about trusting her; she has never let me down.
  16. I calmly called 911.
  17. The plumming in the old house was leaky.
  18. The shot the doctor gave me nummed the pain.
  19. I heard a rythmic tapping at the door.
  20. The poem was one of those that rymed.
  21. We bought acerage for our ranch.
  22. The police luetenant investigated the case personally.
  23. The creek dried up in the drout.
  24. There was no garantee that we'd survive.
  25. We didn't have enough players, so we had to forfit the game.
  26. brain : neurology :: mind : __________ 
  27. serious : solemn :: concede : _________ 
  28. dammed : blocked :: damned : ________ 
  29. row : column :: estate : _________ 
  30. superfluous : flood :: insufficient : __________
 Vocabulary. Do only # 10 if you are "exempt." You may use words more than once. parable, indigent, indigenous, deft, writhe, semblance, disparage, lucent, lucid, qualms
  1. Please try to keep some ____________ of working; it's too obvious you're slacking.
  2. I did not mean to ______________ the chef, but the food wasn't very good.
  3. delirious : lucid :: dark : ________ 
  4. Mother Theresa devoted her life to helping __________ people. 
  5. The stomach cramps made him __________ in agony. 
  6. In the _________ of the Talents, the man who doesn't use his talent is punished.
  7. I didn't see any _________ of remorse in the killer's face. 
  8. The eucalyptus is not ___________ to California; it really comes from Australia.
  9. The doctor __________(ly) put together the  tablet for a fake cure for Coyotito.
  10. My mom's trust in me overcame her _________ about letting me go to the party.
Clauses and Sentences. 
Unscramble. ID clauses. ID type of sentence. 

1. a) to a priest  b) a thoughtful look  c) the news came  d) while he was walking  e) and it put  f) in his eye  g) in his garden
2. a) almost  b) the scorpion sensed danger  c) within reach of it.  d) when Kino was 

The Pearl.

  1. (2) La Paz is a city in _____. It's name means _____.
  2. (2) The pearl in Jesus' parable represents _________, and the pearl of The Pearl represents (at least so far)...
  3. (p32, near the bottom) What does dissembling mean? a) doctoring.  b) lying.  c) being nice.  d) speaking their language.
  4. How does the doctor try to find out where the pearl is?
  5. (Quote.) Whom does Kino fear, now that he has the pearl?
  6. What incident inspires Juana to tell Kino to throw the pearl back?
  7. What argument does Kino use against her?
  8. What makes Kino and Juana "begin this day with hope"? (p40)