Test #20. Record your extra credit for the week (+4min./+10max.)
Spelling
  1. probably, reliable, available, incredable, all correct
  2. desireable, divisible, flexible, knowledgeable, miserable, all correct
  3. edible, audible, memorable, perishable, all correct
  4. believable, durable, permissable, adjustable, all correct
  5. indestructible, acceptable, changable, plausible, all correct
  6. tangible, vulnerable, negotiable, probable, all correct
  7. astounding : amazing :: savvy : ___________
  8. silent : aloud :: forbidden :  ___________
  9. (2) food : _______ :: sound : ___________
  10. What two words above have the same meaning?
Vocabulary. Do only #4  if "exempt." You might use words more than once; you might not use them all.
rash, punctilious, sardonic, unimpeachable, decorum, breach, quell, vigilant, docile, implacable
  1. (3) Charlotte begged Mr. Grummage to let her take another ship, but he was ___________. He said it would be a serious ___________ in the trust her father had placed in him. He was very _____________ about every job or duty he took on.
  2. (5) I heard it from what I thought was a(n) ________________ source, that you were really an alien. I guess it wasn't such a reliable source after all, and I was ___________ to believe it without proof. But we must always be ___________, and on guard, ready to ____________ the upcoming alien invasion. They wish to be our alien overlords, and make us merely __________ pets for them.
  3. "That's about as clear as mud," he said __________(ically).
  4. What two vocabulary words have almost opposite definitions?
Workbook. If you have already finished the first 6, skip down #7 (after the second line).
  1. (3) Once a caterpillar has ______(ed) for the last time, it becomes a _______, with a hard covering called a ______.
  2. Each of the segments of a caterpillar's body is called a _____________.
  3. (2) Other than the examples given on p352, give an example from the butterfly article of a word that signals time, and one that signals order.
  4. True/False? The ban on ivory trade didn't really help the elephants like people thought it would.
  5. True/False? Hunting elephants for their ivory began in the 1970's.
  6. Why are people today worried that we will again see great numbers of elephants killed? a) The demand for ivory has greatly increased.  b) The number of elephants has greatly increased, and now there are almost too many.  c) There was a recent loosening of the law banning ivory.  d) Poor people are eating more of them.
  7. Even "mirror image" twins have ___________(s) that are exactly the same.
  8. In the picture on p357, which twin is which?
Charlotte. If you have already finished the first 8, skip to #9 (after the line).
  1. When Charlotte first sees Jaggery, she knows at once he's the captain because of... a) his clothing.  b) the way he carries himself.  c) his face.  d) his cleanliness compared to the crew.  e) all of the above.  f) none of the above.
  2. Charlotte says that she shares something with the captain, which makes her respect him. What is it?  a) A love for the sea.  b) A love of good clothing and grooming.  c) Contempt for the crew. d) A respect for her father.
  3. (quote) Give an example, from his first speech to the men, of a comparison Jaggery uses to show how powerful he is as the captain of the ship.
  4. What did Jaggery say to escape punishment for what he did to Cranick?
  5. Why isn't Cranick on board to get his revenge too?
  6. Against whom does Zacariah say Charlotte needs the dirk to defend herself?  a) Jaggery.  b) the crew.  c) Hollybrass.  d) Keetch. e) Zacariah himself.
  7. (2) Now we know a) who wanted Charlotte on the ship, and b) why. Explain.
  8. Bonus up to +2: What does  Zacariah mean when he says "I was first surgeon, then carpenter to Mr. Cranick"? (p42)
  9. Charlotte didn't want to tell Jaggery about what Zacariah had said because... a) she was afraid.  b) she thought Zacariah was just crazy. c) it would make her embarrassed.  d) she thought it would make it look like she was in on whatever the crew was planning.
  10. In his conversation with Charlotte in his cabin, Jaggery compares the crew to.. a) children.  b) animals.  c) criminals.  d) bullies e) all of the above.
  11. Jaggery tells Charlotte that he wants her to be his ___________ and ____________.
  12. Jaggery warns Charlotte that, if she ever sees a ______  ______ to make sure to tell him.
  13. (quote) What makes Charlotte change her mind about telling Jaggery where she got the knife?
  14. When she tells him she got the knife from Grummage, how does Jaggery react?  a) anger.  b) relief.  c) surprise.  d) laughter.
  15. After Jaggery gives the knife back to her, what does Charlotte promise herself she will do with it?