Test  #03 -- Seventh Grade. Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers. Be sure to record: a) your score on the  Outsiders quiz (/15),  your KBAR score for the week (/40),  c) your vocabulary homework score (20), and d) any extra credit you may have earned this week (+5 min/+10 max).  No crossword? -10.
Spelling. All take all. Do not copy.
  1. (2) billion, observe, semicircle, bycicle, all correct
  2. (2) unify, univercity, biannual, bimonthly, all correct
  3. (2) semicollon, trio, triplets, tripod, all correct
  4. (2) unite, irony, bootleg, triple, all correct
  5. (2) unique, explode, bilingal, facade, all correct
  6. (2) binoculars, biseps, unison, gigantic, all correct
  7. circle : sphere :: ________ : pyramid
  8. two : twins :: three : ________
  9. bimonthly : six :: _________ : two
  10. "two tongued" = ___________
Vocabulary. If you are exempt, say so, and do only #9. incredulous, fathom, premonition, bootleg, credible, ironic, elude, savvy, foreshadow, facade, credulous, stereotype
  1. Even though Pony liked the poem, it's meaning still _________(ed) him.
  2. Pony had trouble __________(ing) the poem.
  3. Buck Merril made most of his money on fixed races and a little __________(ing).
  4. Pony had a ____________ when he entered the creepy, old church.
  5. I __________(ly) believed the con man's lies.
  6. Pony's jaw dropped ________(ly) when Cherry said she might fall in love with Dally.
  7. One of the themes of The Outsiders is that we should look as people as individuals, and not as _____________(s).
  8. It is __________ that Johnny, the gentlest of the greasers, is the only killer.
  9. (4)  a) uni = ?      b) bi = ?      c) tri = ?        d) cred = ?
Commas. Insert the commas in the proper places in the sentences below. Do not copy.
1. "I had cried too if you want to know the truth because Soda never really wanted anything except a horse and he'd lost his."
2. "Sodapop was stretched out on the sofa sound asleep but Darry was in the armchair under the lamp reading the newspaper."
Do the next section in your notebook, under the title, "Outsiders, Chapter 4." (Remember to write out the answer for the multiple choice questions.)
  1. What does "reeling pickled" (p50) mean?
  2. (2) Why do we not see Johnny stab the Soc? ("Because Pony is a...and he can only...")
  3. (Quote) What was the Socs' reaction when Johnny stabbed Bob?
  4. (3) This illustrates Pony's distinction between a ___ and a ___. It shows that the Socs are really a ____.
  5. Pony's ears get red (p54) because...a) he's cold, b) he's bleeding, c) he thinks someone is talking about him, d) he's embarrassed.
  6. Why would Darry beat Dally if he told Darry about what happened?
  7. True or False? Johnny carelessly pointed a gun at Dally.
  8. Which of these is an example of irony from The Outsiders? a) The fact that Pony and Johnny are hiding out in a church. b) The fact that quiet, gentle, Johnny is now a killer. c) "I could fall in love with Dallas Winston." d) Pony's dream of living in the country coming "true." e) All of the above. f) None of the above
  9. At the end of Chapter 4, how long has it been since Pony and Dally and Johnny sat down by the girls at the drive in? a) About 2 days. b) About 24 hours. c) Less than 12 hours. d) About a day and a half.