Test 10a. If you are exempt from vocabulary, skip the first 12.
  1. After a while, interest in yo-yos _________(ed) and some other fad took over.  a) jeer  b) clamor  c) bode  d) wax  e) wane
  2. He greeted us __________(ly), as though we were long-lost friends whom he missed very much. a) effusive  b) jeer  c) gratifying  d) stupor  e) oppressive
  3. The echoes of Tom's shouts in the cave sounded like ________(ing) laughter that mocked them. a) clamor  b) jeer  c) wane  d) perishable  e) bode
  4. Tom felt a little sorry for Injun Joe, "for he knew how this _________ had suffered." a) effusive  b) jeer  c) wretch  d) stupor  e) oppressive
  5. Tom went behind the limestone "waterfall" in order to use his candle to light it up for Becky's __________.  a) imperishable  b) stupor  c) clamorous  d) gratification  e) bode
  6. You should refrigerate ________(s) like milk and eggs, because they quickly go bad if you don't.  a) clamor  b) jeer  c) wretch  d) perishable  e) bode
  7. As the month goes on, the moon will ________ until it is full, and then ________. a) wax, wane  b) wane, wax  c) jeer, bode  d) bode, jeer  e) jeer, bode
  8. When the boys came back from "the dead," Aunt Polly _________(ly) hugged and kissed Tom, and then embarrassed Huck by doing the same to him. a) effusive  b) jeer  c) gratifying  d) stupor  e) oppressive
  9. The sub didn't have much control over the class, and there was quite a(n) ________ when the principal walked in.  a) effusive  b) jeer  c) gratifying  d) stupor  e) clamor
  10. Tom thought that Huck's dream about rats was  __________(ing) that trouble was ahead. a) effusive  b) jeer  c) gratifying  d) stupor  e) bode
  11. In the Bible, Job was a poor ________ whom God "tested" by sending him disaster after disaster. a) effusive  b) jeer  c) gratifying  d) stupor  e) wretch
  12. Some people find the heat in the tropics _______. They find it's too hot for them to do much of anything. a) effusive  b) jeer  c) gratifying  d) stupor  e) oppressive
  13. The salesman was very ________, and finally made the sale. a) intrinsic  b) persistent  c) reluctant  d) albeit  e) compiled
  14. The sum of squares of the _______ sides of a right triangle equals the square of the other side. a) intrinsic  b) forthcoming  c) nonetheless  d) notwithstanding  e) adjacent
  15. The album is a ________(ation) of all my greatest hits. a) conceive  b) persist  c) invoke  d) albeit  e) compile
  16. The author read excerpts from her ______ book, due out in June. a) albeit  b) forthcoming  c) notwithstanding  d) nonetheless  e) intrinsic
  17. The words albeit, notwithstanding, and nonetheless are all ________(s) that have a similar meaning.  a) adjective  b) adverb  c) conjunction  d) pronoun  e) verb
  18. That whole idea was badly _____(ed) from the start; I knew it would fail. a) conceive  b) undergo  c) invoke  d) incline  e) forthcoming
  19. The teacher _________(ed) a series of questions to the class.   a) invoke  b) persist  c) suspend  d) pose  e) undergo
  20. Tom and Huck followed IJ around hoping to see him ____________ his Master.  a) conceive  b) undergo  c) invoke  d) incline  e) forthcoming
  21. All human beings are _____________(ally) valuable, whether they have money or not.    a) intrinsic  b) integrity  c) invoke  d) persist  e) incline
  22. How he ever __________(ed) such an idea is beyond me!   a) conceive  b) persist  c) invoke  d) albeit  e) compile
  23. Huck had no ___________(ation) to work. He was content to loaf around all day. a) conceive  b) incline  c) integrity  d) invoke  e) compile
  24. Mr. Coward ___________(ed) the use of vocabulary cheat sheets for one month, and forced the students to actually learn the words.  a) persist  b) undergo  c) invoke  d) conceive  e) suspend
  25. The disposal of spent nuclear fuel __________(es) a serious problem.  a) invoke  b) persist  c) suspend  d) pose  e) undergo
  26. The high level of toxic radioactivity ____________(s) for thousands of years.  a) persist  b) undergo  c) pose  d) suspend  e) forthcoming
  27. When asked to testify, he _____________(ed) his Fifth Amendment right not incriminate himself.  a) conceive  b) undergo  c) invoke  d) pose  e) incline.
  28. Paper money has no _____________ value. It's only valuable for what it represents.   a) intrinsic  b) forthcoming  c) nonetheless  d) notwithstanding  e) adjacent
  29. It was difficult to ______________ why he did what he did. I guess we'll never understand it.  a) conceive  b) persist  c) invoke  d) albeit  e) compile
  30. During her research, she _____________(ed) a list of thousands of toxic waste spills.  a) conceive  b) adjacent  c) pose  d) compile  e) notwithstanding
  31. His grade improved in the second semester, ____________ only slightly.  a) notwithstanding  b) persist  c) invoke  d) albeit  e) nonetheless
  32. Once everyone found out about the treasure, what happened to every  "haunted" house in St. Petersburg?  a) They were bought.  b) They were seized by the government.  c) They were searched.  d) They were burned.  e) Nothing.
  33. Which of the following was the only thing the widow would let Huck do (but only if he asked first)?  a) smoke  b) go fishing  c) yell   d) scratch in front of people  e) She wouldn't let him do any of those things.
  34. What is it Huck says he has to go into the attic to do every day ("just to git a taste in my mouth")?  (p227)  a) smoke  b) yell c) cuss  d) "chaw" tobacco  e) pray
  35. Where does Tom find Huck when he runs away from the widow?  a) On the island.  b) In a boat.  c) In a barrel.  d) At the haunted house.  e) In the widow's woodshed.
  36. Becky's dad compared Tom's lie that saved Becky from a whipping over the torn book to...? a) A man giving his life in war. b) George Washington saying he cut down the cherry tree. c) A heroic act by a fireman.  d) Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves.  e) None of the above.
  37. Which one is NOT a complaint Huck had about the widow?  a) She wouldn't let him cuss.  b) He had to go to church.  c) She's mean to him.  d) He has to wash.  e) All are complaints he had.
  38. Write a quote shows how Huck feels about being rich.
  39. What does Huck try to do with his share of the money? a) Spend it all very quickly.  b) Give it away.  c) Save it.  d) Hide it.  e) None of the above.
  40. How does Tom get Huck to go back to the widow?  a) He tells him he can have a bigger share of the money.  b) He tells him he won't be his friend any more.  c) He tells him he has to be more respectable to be a robber in the gang.  d) He tells him that the widow is heartbroken and misses him. e) None of the above.