1. In this class, if you do not do your homework, you will ______________(ly) fail.  a) exploit  b) arbitrary  c) thereby  d) ambiguous  e) inevitable
2. The hacker was able to __________ the trust and ignorance people have online, and gain access to a lot of passwords.  a) exploit  b) arbitrary  c) thereby  d) ambiguous  e) inevitable
3. I asked my friend for an (un)_________(ed) opinion, but it was difficult because she was my friend.  a) exploit  b) arbitrary  c) bias  d) ambiguous  e) inevitable
4. Many of the buildings downtown were built of (un)_____________(ed) brick, and could collpse in an earthquake.  a) accumulate  b) reinforce  c) exploit  d) displace  e) uniform
5. Mr. Coward's answer to my question was _____________, so I didn't know what to expect. a) exploit  b) fluctuate  c) thereby  d) ambiguous  e) inevitable

Tom Sawyer Reading Check, 13-15.

1. Which of these things is not described by MT as something the boys did on the island?  a) pretending to be clowns  b) finding an old empty treasure chest  c) swimming naked  d) catching and eating fish  e) They did all these things.
2. "The other pirates envied him this majestic vice, and secretly resolved to aquire it shortly." (p93) What is a vice? a) stealing  b) being a pirate  c) a cool set of clothes  d) a bad habit  e) none of the above
3. Why does Mark Twain call the boys "curiously inconsistent pirates"? (Last line of Chapter 13.)  a) Because they are not really pirates.  b) Because they are pirates who have vowed not to steal.  c) Because they are too young to be pirates.  d) Because they are not going by the books about pirates.  e) Because they are going by the books about pirates.
4. A?  a) St. Louis  b) St. Petersburg  c) Illinois  d) Jackson's Island  e) None of the above.
5. B + D = ?  a) 1 mile  b) 2 miles  c) 3 miles  d) 4 miles  e) 5 miles
6. What does Tom think will happen, since the inchworm crawled across him? a) He'll find a treasure chest  b) He'll find a real, wrecked, pirate ship  c) He'll have bad luck.  d) He will die soon.  e) He will soon have a new set of pirate clothes.
7. What was the "boom" the "pirates" kept hearing? a) The villagers searching for them.  b) Explosions from a fire in the village.  c)  A passing steamboat with engine trouble.  d) Hunters with guns.  e) None of the above.
8. Why are the boys consciences bothering them at the end of Chapter 14? a) Because they stole so much food.  b) Because they're thinking of their families.  c) Because they are cold and hungry.  d) Because they realized that pirates are actually bad guys.  e) None of the above.
9. What did Tom do before he left camp? a) Took some food.  b) Left a note saying he was homesick and had to leave.  c) Left a note saying he would be back soon.  d) Told the other boys about a plan he had.  e) None of the above.
10. Why does Tom not "capture" the rowboat he uses to get back to the island, even though he's tempted to? a) Because of the guilt from stealing.  b) Because it was too big to hide.  c) Because he didn't have time.  d) Because he thought its absence might be noticed.  e) None of the above.
11. Why does Aunt Polly scold Sid? a) For not telling her that Tom was running away.  b) She thinks he had something to do with Tom's death.  c) He talks badly of Tom.  d) He doesn't believe that Tom is dead.  e) None of the above.
12. What does Tom start to do, and then decide not to do? (Besides capturing the rowboat.)  a) Give Aunt Polly a kiss. b) Leave a note for Aunt Polly.  c) Play a prank on Sid.  d) Take some more food.  e) Pretend to be a ghost.

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13. BONUS: What is quicksilver?   a) a very valuable kind of silver  b) a very inexpensive type of silver  c) a voodoo superstition  d) a type of bread product  e) none of the above