Test 2/16/07 -- Skip 1-13 if you are exempt from vocabulary.

1. When Tom returned from "the dead," he walked with a cocky ___________, which he thought was very __________ for a "pirate" like himself.  a) becoming, swagger  b) swagger, becoming  c) sham, vivacious  d) vivacious, serene  e) serene, vivacious
2. After he was arrested for fighting, the soldier was reprimanded for "conduct (un)____________ an officer." a) becoming  b) swagger  c) rank  d) repentant  e) sham
3. "Every pore inside the boys cheeks became a spouting fountain; they could scarcely bail out the cellars under their tongues fast enough to prevent a(n)  ________________(ion)." a) swagger  b) sullen  c) conflagration  d) becoming  e) inundate
4. The ________ was helped along by the presence of many old gasoline cans in the warehouse. a) swaggering  b) sullen  c) conflagration  d) becoming  e) inundation
5. __________ was Ponyboy's slang for lame.  a) becoming  b) serene  c) rank  d) repentant  e) sham
6. When you meditate, you become more __________ and peaceful and relaxed. a) swagger  b) repentant  c) vivacious  d) rank  e) serene
7. After he realized how much he hurt Aunt Polly, Tom was genuinely ___________. a) sullen  b) repentant  c) swaggering  d) vivacious  e) sham
8. The students liked the teacher because she was ______________, exciting, and rarely boring. a) sullen  b) repentant  c) swaggering  d) vivacious  e) sham
9. The student sat ______(ly) outside Mr. Anderson's office, muttering about how "lame all this is." a) swaggering  b) serene  c) sullen  d) repentant  e) becoming
10. Especially on the stage, an actress must show her energy and ________. a) serenity  b) vivacity  c) sullenness  d) swagger  e) becoming
11. fresh : rank :: unflattering : _______  a) becoming  b) serene  c) rank  d) repentant  e) sham
12. nonchalant : diligent :: cacophonous : _______ a) becoming  b) serene  c) rank  d) repentant  e) swagger
13. nonchalant : diligent :: proud : _______ a) becoming  b) serene  c) rank  d) repentant  e) vivacious

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14. I'm not sure how long ago we _______ this project.  a) begin  b) began  c) begun  d) have begun  e) had began.
15. I didn't know we _______ teams already.  a) choose  b) choosed  c) chosen  d) had chosen  e) chosed
16. We knew the criminal ______ someone before.  a) hurted  b) had hurt  c) hurt  d) had hurted  e) hurting
17. Until now, she never ______ a chance like this.  a) took  b) take  c) had took  d) had tooken  e) had taken
18. Have you ever _______  goat's milk?  a) drunk  b) drank  c) drink  d) none of the above
19. Have you __________ to your counselor about that?  a) spoke  b) speaked  c) spake  d) spoken  e) none of the above.
20. The temperature ___________ for several days now. a) fell  b) has fell  c) falled  d) has fallen  e) falls
21. When I was sick, I ___ lots of fluids.  a) drunk  b) drink  c) drank  d) drunken  e) drinks
22. The CDs ________ $11.99.  a) costed  b) cost  c) has costed  d) none of the above
23. Until last night, I  ______________ only about 175 words.  a) wrote  b) written  c) have wrote  d) had wrote  e) had written
24. "I have not yet _____ to fight!" a) began  b) begun  c) beganned  d) beginning  e) none of the above
25. Tom never ______ the Painkiller after that first taste.  a) had taken  b) taken  c) took  d) had took  e) none of the above.
26. Aunt Polly thought he had ________ almost the whole bottle.  a) drunk  b) drank  c) drunken  d) dranken  e) none of the above
27. It was so cold yesterday that I could ________ my toes off.  a) have frozen  b) froze  c) freezed  d) have freezed  e) none of the above
28. Verbs like these, which do not use -d or -ed to form the past tenses, are called _______ verbs.  a) regular  b) irregular  c) helping  d) linking  e) action

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29. How does Aunt Polly find out Tom's dream was a sham?  a) He finally tells her.  b) Joe's mom tells her.  c) Joe tells her.  d) Sid tells her.  e) She figures it out
30. What makes her forgive him? a) He says he's sorry.  b) She says she has to because the Bible says so.  c) She reads the note he almost left.  d) Joe tells her how sorry Tom was.  e) None of the above.
31. What was Mr. Dobbins' (the schoolmaster) secret ambition? a) To be a judge like Judge Thatcher.  b) To be President.  c) To be an artist.  d) To be a doctor.  e) To be a minister.
32. What kind of book does Becky rip? a) An art book of nudes.  b) A book about the human body.  c) A school book.  d) A Bible.  e) None of the above.
33. Why does Tom say that Becky will get caught, even if he doesn't tell on her? a) "Old Dobbins will just know who done it."  b) Alfred was watching, and will tell.  c) She will admit it because that's the right thing to do.  d) "Girls' faces always tell on 'em."  e) "Old Dobbins will beat it out of one of us."
34. Why was Tom not at all upset about being whipped for the ink in the spelling book?  a) He was too worried about Becky. b) He knew he could get revenge on the one who really did it.  c) He thought he might actually have done it and forgotten. d) It was worth it.  e) None of the above
35. What were Tom's punishments for the teacher's ripped book? a) A whipping and sitting in the dunce corner.  b) Sitting on the girls' side (away from Becky) and a whipping.  c) Two whippings.  d) A whipping and two hours detention.  e) A whipping, after-school detention, and before-school detention the next day.
36. The fact that Tom has started thinking more about others than himself (examples: his guilt after lying to Aunt Polly, the way he took Becky's punishment) is evidence that Tom might be... a) kissing up to people so he can get away with more pranks.  b) maturing.  c) hoping the kids forgive him for fooling the whole town.  d) foreshadowing that he will hatch another scheme.  e) flashing back to when he used to be nicer.