Test #8. Be sure to record: a) Any extra credit you may have earned this week (+4 min/+10 max),  and b) your score on the Outsiders Ch.8/9 questions (/16). Do not copy!
Spelling/Roots.
  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. a) "edge measure" b) "again circle" c) "circle-like" d) "nature person" e) "far away writing" f) "heat measure" g) "letter writing"
Vocabulary. Skip if "exempt."
hieroglyph, (im)perceptible, telepathy, sallow, solicitous, peevish, neurosis, trivial, rigmarole
  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 carefully, 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. "Isn't there an easier way?"
  8. Out of control pencil-borrowing usually makes teachers quite __________.
The Outsiders -- Chapter 9,10,11 -- Write out the answers to the multiple choice questions. Open book, not open mouth.
  1. What simile does Pony use to describe how Johnny looks after he dies?
  2. How does Ponyboy get home from the hospital?
  3. When Pony told the rest of the gang how Dally ran out of the hospital, they...a) were all shocked, b) said they knew it would happen, c) realized that there were some things that affected even Dally, d) none of the above.
  4. Pony's injuries after the rumble included...a) shock, b) exhaustion, c) concussion, d) all of the above, e) none of the above.
  5. What was the reason Pony gave for not wanting to eat while he was sick?
  6. When Pony wonders how Bob's parents feel about Pony and Johnny, he...a) hopes Bob's parents hate them, b) hopes Bob's parents feel sorry for them, c) hopes Bob's parents understand why it happened, d) none of the above.
  7. In Chapter 11, Pony insists that he was the one that killed Bob, and that Johnny is alive. This is a stage of grief called...a) anger, b) acceptance, c) denial, d) shock, e) none of the above.
  8. In Chapter 11, Pony says that the only feeling he's had in a while has been...a) anger, b) resentment, c) relief, d) fear, e) none of the above.
  9. What does Darry do in Chapter 11 that "he's never done" before?