Wednesday, June 4, 2008

YEE #4.

Go over Vocabulary Homework.

Vocab Pretest.

  1. The _____ rental car they gave us turned quite a few heads as we drove down the street. A. sinister B. flounce C. oblige D. ritzy E. formalities
  2. Mike refused to go along with the pirate's _____ plan. A. ritzy B. sinister C. witticism D. relapse E. flounce
  3. Since we arrived late to the wedding, we missed all of the _____. A. relapse B. witticism C. flounce D. commune E. formalities
  4. No one ever went hungry in the _____ since everyone shared food. A. relapse B. sinister C. commune D. oblige E. ritzy
  5. The last time she _____(ed), it was worse than ever. A. flounce B. oblige C. relapse D. ritzy E. sinister
  6. My mom says I _____ when I walk. A. commune B. sinister C. witticism D. flounce E. ritzy
  7. I always try and _____ my fiancé. A. relapse B. oblige C. formalities D. flounce E. commune
  8. Although I usually think all of my _____(s) are pretty funny, my friends don't. A. witticism B. formalities C. flounce D. commune E. relapse

Read Chapter 7 of That Was Then, This Is Now

Quiz. (TWTTIN Chpt. 7) 

  1. Why is Mr. Carlson convinced that M&M will come home the next day? A. because M&M loves his family too much to leave B. because M&M is only a kid and doesn't know what he's doing C. because M&M's a sensible kid D. because Mr. Carlson is going to go find him E. NOTA 
  2. Mark says nothing bad happens to you when you're a kid. A. true B. false 
  3. Where does Bryon find a job? A. a bank B. an ice cream shop C. a restaurant D. a supermarket E. a clothing store 
  4. Mark cuts Angela's hair because... A. he wants to get back at her for setting up Ponyboy and getting him hurt B. he wants to pick a fight with her brothers C. he wants to make her ugly so Bryon won't like her anymore D. he doesn't want Cathy to be jealous of her E. NOTA 
  5. What does Mark mean when he says that nothing bad's ever happened to him? A. he's forgotten everything bad that's happened in his past B. nothing really bad has ever happened to him C. nothing bad has left a mark on him D. all of the above E. NOTA 
  6. The only person Mark cares about is himself. A. true B. false 
  7. Mark knows M&M is okay because... A. he knows where he is B. he's gotten a letter from M&M C. M&M called him D. he has a hunch E. NOTA 
  8. What has Bryon never done before? A. drugs B. smoked C. snuck out of the house D. wondered about things E. all of the above 
  9. When does Mark say you get old? A. when you turn 30 B. when you get married C. when you have kids D. when you start wondering why things are the way they are E. when you watch somebody die

Read Chapter 8 of That Was Then, This Is Now.