Test #8. Be sure to record: a) your vocabulary homework score (/20), b) any extra credit you may have earned this week (+5 min/+10 max)  c) your KBAR score (/40). No crossword? -10.
Spelling/Roots/Euphemisms. All do all.
  1. geometrey, perimeter, diameter, diagram, all correct
  2. centimeter, kilogram, cyclone, thermus, all correct
  3. physician, encyclapedia, thermometer, physics, all correct
  4. telegram, grammaticle, barometer, thermostat, all correct
  5. physique, motorcycle, thermal, cyclical, all correct
  6. recycle, anagram, metronome, grammer, all correct
  7. *"edge measure"
  8. *"again circle"
  9. *"circle-like"
  10. *"nature person"
  11. *"far away writing"
  12. *"heat measure"
  13. "intentionally inaccurate statement" 
  14. "chronologically advantaged" 
Vocabulary. Do only #8 if Exempt. hieroglyph, (im)perceptible, telepathy, sallow, solicitous, peevish, neurosis, trivial, rigmarole, euphemism, euthanasia
  1. Mr. K was "reading from a metal book with raised _____(s) over which he brushed his hand," much like a blind person would read Braille.
  2. diligent : important :: nonchalant : ______
  3. (2) My mom knew I was up to something when I suddenly went from being __________ to being __________. I was never that nice without wanting something in return.
  4. (2) Being _______(ic) might lead to __________ if you couldn't filter out other people's thoughts from your own. You'd go crazy!
  5. The change in the room was almost _______; if you didn't look very discerningly, you wouldn't notice it.
  6. The Earth man thought that his muddy boots were a _____ thing, that the fact that he had come from another planet was much more important.
  7. "Do we have to go through all this ___?" asked the captain.
  8. The Earth men were greatly  upset to find they had signed papers for __. 
 Martian Chronicles
  1. Explain, using a diagram, why the distance from Earth to Mars changes with the time of year. 
  2. (SN) The short transition piece, "The Summer Night" (p14) is an extended kind of foreshadowing of _________.
  3. (YLLA) Explain why YLLA's dreams stop.
  4. (EMEN) Why does the story end with a "weather report"? a) To show what weather on Mars is like. b) To show that Mars is like Earth in many ways. c) To show that the Earth men's visit went basically unnoticed. d) All of the above. e) None of the above. 
  5. (EMEN) Even though it doesn't really have anything to do with the story, Ray Bradbury spends time describing a mechanical spider toy that the little girl plays with. What might be the point? a) To show how weird the Martians are. b) To show us a glimpse of what Martian life is like. c) He's comparing the Earth men to the spider; they are just toys that the Martians play with. d) All of the above. 
  6. (EMEN) It turns out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome Earth men is...a) military, b) government leader, c) police, d) immigration, e) psychiatry. 
  7. (EMEN) What is it the Earth men want from the Martians? a) Land. b) They want the Martians to surrender. c) Recognition. d) Goods to trade with Earth. e) All of the above.
  8. (3X)(4) What are the 4 theories that the men come up with to explain what they find on Mars?
  9. (3X) What causes the men to abandon ship, against the captain's orders?
  10. (3X) What was the real explanation for what they found on Mars?
  11. (ALL) All of these describe Martians, except...a) 6 fingers. b) vertically challenged. c) yellow eyes. d) telepathic. e) green skin.

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