1. method : technique :: trickery  : ____   a) furtive  b) impudence  c) ecstasy  d) guile  e) vanquished f) condescending
2. obvious : furtive :: idol : ___  a) blather  b) odious  c) condescending  d) adamant  e) pariah  f) guile
3. discreet : savvy :: patronizing : ___  a) furtive  b) odious  c) condescending  d) adamant  e) pariah  f) guile
4. guile.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective
5. adamant. a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective
6. loathe.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective

1. The Outsiders : Tulsa :: Tom Sawyer : _____  a) St. Louis  b) Mississippi  c) St. Petersburg  d) Hannibal  e) None of the above.
2. This is an original illustration from the first edition of Tom Sawyer. It depicts the whitewashing scene in Chapter 2. What's wrong with this picture? a) Tom is barefoot.  b) The other kid is wearing pointy shoes.  c) Tom's touching the fence.  d) The fence is too short.  e) The kid is eating the apple instead of giving it to Tom.
3. What was Ben Rogers pretending to be when he saw Tom whitewashing?  a) A battle in progress.  b) A giant Ferris wheel.  c) A pirate at sea.  d) A steamboat and its captain.  e) A general giving orders.
4. Who is the "great and wise philosopher" that Mark Twain refers to in the second-to-last paragraph of Chapter 2?  a) Tom Sawyer  b) Aunt Polly  c) Some Greek philosopher  d) Sam Clemens e) None of the above.
5. According to Mark Twain in Chapter 2... work : ____ :: play : ____ a) don't want to do  b) have to do  c) don't have to do  d) are good at  e) hate to do
6. According to Mark Twain in Chapter 2... work : ____ :: play : ____ a) like to do  b) want to do  c) have to do  d) don't have to do  e) are good at
7. Slang: "...it's a bully taw."  a) mean  b) cool  c) lame  d) fun  e) huge
8. Slang: "That's a mighty gay marvel."  a) mean  b) cool  c) lame  d) fun  e) huge
9. Slang: "Ben, I'd like to, honest Injun, but..."  a) nevertheless  b) my friend  c) not really  d) really  e) None of the above.

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