Test  #03 Use a separate sheet of paper for your answers. Be sure to record any extra credit you may have earned this week. No crossword? -10.
Spelling. All take all. Do not copy.
  1. billion, observe, semicircle, bycicle, all correct
  2. unity, univercity, biannual, bimonthly, all correct
  3. semicollon, trio, triplets, tripod, all correct
  4. unite, irony, bootleg, triple, all correct
  5. unique, explode, bilingal, unify, all correct
  6. binoculars, biseps, unison, gigantic, all correct
  7. watch : observation :: unite : _______ 
  8. phrases : comma :: clauses : _________ 
  9. circle : sphere :: ________ : pyramid
  10. two : twins :: three : ________
  11. bimonthly : six :: _________ : two
  12. tiny : gigantic :: common : ________ 
  13. "two tongued" = ___________
  14. (4)  a) bi = ?  b) uni = ?  c) tri = ?   d) cred = ?
Vocabulary. If you are exempt, say so, and move on to the next section. 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.
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. "Maybe he was still a junior at eighteen and a half and maybe his sideburns were too long and maybe he did get boozed up too much but he sure understood things."
  3. The town  of El Queso Grande I believe has an 18 foot wheel of cheese.
  4. After we entered El Queso Grande we began to see cheese everywhere and smell an unsettling aroma.
  5. We waited in a long line to climb to the top of the wheel but it was a disappointment.
Outsiders, Chapter 4. (Remember to write out the answer for the multiple choice questions.)
  1. (2) What does "reeling pickled" (p50) mean? (Define both words.)
  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