Test 5/4/07 -- If you are exempt, skip questions
11-20. For questions 6-10, click A if it is a good research-type question.
Click B if it is not. Questions 21-30 are open book. Do questions 31 and
32 on the back of your test sheet.
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What is a despot? (p135, Charlotte) a) A cruel person.
b) A maelstrom. c) A captain. d) A dictator. e) None
of the above.
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V + IXX = _____ a) VIX b) IXV c)
XXIV d) XIV e) None of the above.
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The figurehead is under the... a) cathead. b)
bowsprit. c) ratlines. d) forecastle. e) stern.
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Scuttlebutt = ___ a) the nickname for the lowest-ranking
crew member. b) another name for the head. c) hatred
d) insults. e) gossip.
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Mess = ____ a) human, ummm, waste b) the last
watch of the day c) where the sailors sleep d) food or where
you eat it e) none of the above
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Why are flamingos pink?
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What was the first video game?
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How did the Titanic sink?
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Is eating chocolate bad?
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What is a ghost?
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After Charlotte asked to be a part of the crew, they _____
amongst themselves, and decided that if she climbed to the royal yard,
she would be allowed to sign on. a) edified b) caucused
c) rebuffed d) reproved e) cowed
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Dorothy and her little dog Toto were carried off to Oz by
the _________. a) tract b) gumption c) thwart d)
maelstrom e) rebuff
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Jaggery _______ Charlotte's efforts to apologize. a)
edified b) caucused c) rebuffed d) reproved e)
cowed
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encourage : prevent :: gentle : _____ a) reprove
b) rebuff c) brusque d) edify e) cowed
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tract : pamphlet :: meeting : _______
a) reprove b) maelstrom c) gumption d) caucus e)
cowed
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Jaggery told Hollybrass to whip Zachariah "with strength,"
or else to "stand aside for someone who has the _____." a) brusqueness
b) maelstrom c) edification d) gumption e) thwart
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People read both for pleasure and _____. a) brusqueness
b) maelstrom c) edification d) gumption e) tracts
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Before they walked on the field, the team was already _____
by the thought of how big and intimidating the other team was.
a) brusqued b) cowed c) edified d) rebuffed e)
thwarted
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If you crashed the car, Mom would probably do much more than
just _____ you. a) reprove b) rebuff c) thwart d) caucus
e) edify
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His attempt to climb Mt. Everest was _______ by bad weather,
which forced him to turn back. a) reproved b) rebuffed
c) thwarted d) caucused e) edified
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Why do the sailors have to go aloft during the hurricane?
a) To cut away the sails. b) To see where the clear weather is.
c) Because Jaggery is a jerk. d) To fix the sails. e) None
of the above.
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As she is climbing the mast during the hurricane, what does
Charlotte do on the way up? a) Drops the knife. b) Slips and
almost falls off. c) Cuts off her hair. d) All of the above.
e) None of the above.
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(On whiteboard.) Which "illustration" best shows the situation
Charlotte was in in Chapter 15?
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Who saves Charlotte during the hurricane? a) Hollybrass.
b) Grimes. c) Keetch. d) Ewing. e) None of the above.
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In the diagram on p220, it shows that a brig like the one
Charlotte is on would have as many as 14 (or more) sails when it was running.
How many were left after the hurricane? a) 1 b) 2 c)
4 d) 6 e) 0
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When Charlotte wakes up after the storm, she notices many
signs that something strange is going on. Which one is not one of these
signs? a) They let her sleep so long. b) The main mast is broken.
c) Both watches were on duty. d) The way the sailors greeted her
on deck. e) All were things she noticed.
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Besides the knife, what is the other piece of evidence that
Charlotte killed Hollybrass? a) Her fingerprints on the knife.
b) Blood on Charlotte's clothes. c) Jaggery claims to have witnessed
it. d) Hollybrass was holding her handerchief. e) All of the
above.
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Besides a stool for sitting, what is the only other thing
in the brig? a) A bucket of water. b) A lantern. c) A
chamberpot. d) A hammock. e) There isn't anything else.
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For Charlotte, "of all the misfortunes that was the most
hurtful to bear." What is that? a) That she was accused of murder.
b) That Zachariah was dead. c) That she was in the brig. d)
That the crew had turned against her. e) None of the above.
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Whom does Charlotte see when she's in the brig? a) Hollybrass.
b) Grimes. c) Keetch. d) Ewing. e) None of the above.
On the back of your test sheet, arrange the following
lists of words into outlines. Each outline should have three main topics,
each with three subtopics. The order of the topics and subtopics does not
matter in this case.
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(12) Topic: snack foods. bananas, peanuts, dry cereal,
fruit, cashews, bread, apples, grains, walnuts, oranges, crackers, nuts
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(12) Topic: Kinds of schoolwork. laboratory work, discussions,
quizzes, written assignments, reports, tests, class activities, bubble
tests, essays, debates, final exams, notes