1. "before say thing"  =   a) projector  b) projectile  c) prediction  d) contradict  e) indictment
2. "around stand things" =  a) superstitions  b) obstacles  c) substitutes  d) circumstances  e) constitutions
3. "against say" =   a) projector  b) dictionary  c) prediction  d) contradict  e) indictment
4. "under stand person" =  a) substitute  b) valedictorian  c) predicate  d) statue  e) institute
5. subject : predicate :: _____ : verdict  a) predicament  b) projectile  c) prediction  d) contradict  e) indictment
6. complimentary : reproving :: talkative : ___  a) verbose  b) laconic  c) dexterous  d) unstinting  e) concoct

1. After a long, wet three days, the storm finally _______(ed). a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
2. Before you sign anything, always ________ it very carefully.  a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
3. He did a lot of community service to help _______ for his crime. a) reprove  b) abate  c) unstinting  d) shirk  e) atone
4. He makes all sorts of weird fruit _______(ions) with that blender of his.  a) concoct  b) dexterous  c) laconic  d) shirk  e) verbose
5. Jaggery told the court that he beat Cranick because Cranick was _______(ing) his duty.  a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
6. Mother Teresa was a(n) _____ volunteer for the poor. She dedicated her life to helping them. a) laconic  b) reprove  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) verbose
7. My teacher thought I was ____(ing) my work, but I really didn't understand how to do it. a) concoct  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone
8. The crew is, at first, very _________ around Charlotte, but later they open up to her, and start talking.  a) laconic  b) abate  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) verbose
9. The magician _________(ly) manipulated the cards. a) laconic  b) shirk  c) unstinting  d) dexterous  e) verbose
10. ________ and _______ are antonyms of each other.  a) unstinting, shirk  b) laconic, verbose  c) dexterous, unstinting  d) abate, reprove  e) concoct, shirk
11. If you crashed the car, Mom would probably do much more than just _____ you. a) reprove  b) abate  c) scrutinize  d) shirk  e) atone

Charlotte Quiz. (11-12)

1. When Hollybrass starts whipping Zachariah, Charlotte... a) begs for mercy for Zachariah.  b) grabs the whip from him.  c) tackles Hollybrass.  d) all of the above.  e) none of the above.
2. What made Jaggery beat Zachariah even more furiously? a) He was angry that Zachariah called him the worst captain ever.  b) He was angry because Charlotte begged for mercy for him.  c) He was angry because of what Charlotte did to him.  d) He was angry because Zachariah refused to apologize.  e) All of the above.
3. After they cut Zachariah down, Charlotte...  a) says she's sorry over and over.  b) rushes over to him.  c) throws up.  d) all of the above.  e) none of the above.
4. After Jaggery picked Zachariah to be whipped, Charlotte thought about why he might have picked Zachariah. She thought about all of the following reasons why, EXCEPT... a) He was black.  b) He was the weakest of the crew.  c) He was Charlotte's friend.  d) He had started the mutiny.  e) She thought about all of these reasons
5. When Charlotte tries to apologize to Jaggery, he... a) calls her ugly and self-centered.  b) says he will punish her for it.  c) says her father will hear of this.  d) all of the above.  e) none of the above.
6. Who got demoted for sympathizing with the crew? a) Johnson.  b) Fisk.  c) Hollybrass.  d) Keetch.  e) Nobody.
7. Who got promoted for not signing the round robin? a) Johnson.  b) Fisk.  c) Hollybrass.  d) Keetch.  e) Nobody.
8. On page 109, Fisk says to Charlotte, "What you mean to say, Miss Doyle, is that you didn't choose to heed his words because Zachariah was an old black who lacked the captain's graces!"  Is he right?  a) Yes.  b) No.
9. On page 110, Charlotte says that something Fisk had said to her was her inspiration to try to join the crew. What line was she thinking of?  a) "You are the lady passenger, Miss Doyle. The informer."  b) "The captain intends to work us till we drop."  c) "Gentlefolk like you never mean, Miss Doyle. But what you do..."  d) "'Oh Miss Doyle believes in honor,' he'd say. 'She's the very soul of justice.'" e) "What you mean to say, Miss Doyle, is that you didn't choose to heed his words because Zachariah was an old black who lacked the captain's graces!"
10. Charlotte feels responsible for the deaths of two men.  a) True  b) False