Thursday, 10/28/04
Prepare separate sheet for "Last Quiz of the First Quarter."
Warm Up.
If you are not finished with the Chapter 8 questions, do those first.
If you have finished, do Part B on page 29 of the FRO sheet for extra credit.
If that's done, tackle the Mental Floss below.
  1. Among schoolchildren worldwide, the most recognizable fictional character is ______, recognized by almost 100% of kids all over the world.
  2. Who is a close second at 98%?
  3. Mom bakes a cake. Dad ate 1/6 of the cake. Brother ate 1/5 of what was left. Then Sister had 1/4 of the remaining cake. After that the dog ate 1/3 of the remaining cake, and finally another kid ate 1/2 of what was left after the dog was finished. What fraction of the whole cake is left for mom to eat?
  4. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
Correct Chapter 8 Questions. (6)
  1. What word (that turns up often in this book) comes up again when Pony compares his mother to Johnny's? (Must be the EXACT word.)
  2. (quote) What makes Pony, for the first time, think of Dally as his buddy? (Use a quote from Dally.)
  3. On p111, we get an example of irony from Two-Bit. What is it?
  4. On p111, we also get an example of what seems to be foreshadowing. What is it?
  5. (quote) Use a quote from Cherry to show how Dally is like Bob.
  6. Why does Pony suddenly bring up the sunset when he is talking to Cherry? (p 114) What is he trying to say? a) "I understand your problems now." b) He's trying to change the subject, because Johnny's condition is too sad to talk about. c) "Can I come over to your house to watch the sunset?"  d) He's trying to make her feel guilty.
  7. Bonus (extra credit): Pony goes off on Cherry (p113) because he thinks that she is _______(ing) him by helping the greasers before the rumble. (Use a previous vocabulary word.)
"Last Quiz of the First Quarter."