Part I. Matching - You won't use all the choices. Do not copy.
  1. The S in SNT.
  2. 10% of 110.
  3. The T in SNT.
  4. Weird is one.
  5. 10% of  11
  6. A "colorful" word.
  7. Skeptical.
  8. Always bring it to class.
  9. mechanical :_____ :: legal : law 
  10. peel : peeled :: deal : _____
  11. stout
 opinion
mechanic
machine
robot
description
11
1.10
KBAR
doubtful
notebook
show
pregnant
tell
spectrum
delt
bulky
dealed
dealt		 First Week Quiz. 9/02/05-- Record your score ( /20) on Wednesday's Expectations Quiz. Record your extra credit for the week with date and amount. This week's minimum is +3, so cross out three extra credit points. You get to keep the rest.


Trackwords! Spell words by connecting adjoining letters. Words must be at least 3 letters long. Each letter must touch the one before it. No proper nouns, abbreviations, or foreign words. You can only use a letter once in the same word. 15 words = +1, 25 words = +2, etc.
Part II. "TYM" If your class has not finished the story, open the red book to page 31, finish the story, and then do the questions below. Write out the answer, not just the letter.
  1. Roger is...a) a big strong kid, b) just average build, c) thin but muscular, d) weak and delicate, e) fat.
  2. Why might the boy have told the woman that he would run if she let him go? a) he was afraid of her, b) he knew she wouldn't believe him if he said he wouldn't, c) he figured she wouldn't let him go anyway, d) all of the above, e) none of the above
  3. Roger probably would have gotten away with Mrs. Jones' purse if only...a) he could have run faster, b) Mrs. Jones had not kicked him, c) the purse strap hadn't snapped, d) he were a little sneakier, e) all of the above, f) none of the above.
  4. Roger tried to steal Mrs. Jones' purse because...a) he was hungry and needed money for food, b) for the excitement, c) he wanted a pair of shoes, d) his family was poor and needed money, e) a and d, f) none of the above.
  5. (quote) What does Mrs. Jones say Roger could have done to get the money instead of trying to steal her purse?
  6. Why does the boy say his face is dirty? a) he hates to wash, b) he has nobody to tell him to wash it, c) he's been sleeping outside, d) the water has been shut off at his house.
  7. Why might Mrs. Jones treat Roger the way she does? a) because she's lonely and needs someone to talk to, b) she was like him as a kid herself, c) she realizes that he needs someone to take care of him and teach him a few things, d) she thinks he needs the money, e) b and c, e) none of the above.
  8. Why doesn't Roger run after she turns him loose, or steal her purse when she leaves him alone with it? a) he thought he might get caught again, b) he didn't want to disappoint Mrs. Jones, c) he realized she was as poor as he was, d) he thought she would call the police.
  9. Reread the passage near the top of page 32 that begins with, "'Then, Roger, you go...'" and ends with "...and went to the sink." Roger is facing two conflicts in this story: an external conflict with Mrs. Jones, because he tried to steal her purse, and an internal conflict with himself. What is this internal conflict about?
  10. Bonus Question for extra credit (up to +4): "It takes two parents to produce a child, but it takes an entire village to raise the child." -African Proverb . Explain how "Delinquent" and "Thank You Ma'm" illustrate this idea.
  11. Bonus Question for extra credit (+1): Read the poem by Emily Dickinson after the story. (in vain means without any point or purpose.) How is the story related to the poem? a) they're both about broken hearts, b) they're both about a nice person, c) the story's author, Langston Hughes, was a poet too, d) the speaker of the poem wants to do what Mrs. Jones did, e) both the poem and the story tell us how we should act.