1. Even though we were losing in the first half, I knew we would eventually  _______.  a) divine  b) revoke  c) discerning  d) prevail  e) demur
2. When I asked if she wanted to go skydiving, she ________,  and said she was scared.  a) demurred  b) discerned  c) prevailed  d) revoked  e) starked
3. "Don't cry over spilled milk" is an old expression that means not to _____ too much over mistakes that you can't change. a) impertinent  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e) brood
4. The stain on the white shirt stood out _________(ly).  a) demure  b) demur  c) stark  d) restitution  e) brood
5. A comic book collector must be very __________ when it comes to the condition of the comic. The smallest flaw can affect the value immensely. a) divine  b) discerning  c) revoke  d) demur  e) impertinent
6. The popular, new restaurant's interior was very ____, with few pictures and not much decoration... a) impertinent  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e) brood
7. ...I guess they wanted you to focus on their _________ food.   a) divine  b) discerning  c) revoke  d) demur  e) impertinent
8. Very few things annoy teachers more than __________.   a) starkance  b) discerning  c) revoking  d) demurring  e) impertinence
9. The man swore _________(ly) after he hit his thumb with a hammer.

a) restitution  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e) brood
10. As he sat in the principal's office, he hoped for __________ intervention; maybe an angel would swoop in and save him.(Not.)   a) impertinent  b) stark  c) lurid  d) demur  e) divine
11. Most Americans agree that the right to live free is an (ir)__________(able) one that should only be taken away if we commit a crime. a) divine  b) revoke  c) discerning  d) prevail  e) demur
12. Emily Dickinson felt that "the Majority" always prevailed on the question of...   a) what is the right thing to do. b) who's weird and who isn't. c) who's cool and who isn't. d) who's important and who isn't. e) All of the above.
13. The poem says that if a person looked very carefully... a) he would see that everyone is weird. b) he would see that what might look weird really isn't. c) he would see that what might seem sane really isn't. d) All of the above. e) b and c.
14. The poem says that if you disagree with the majority... a) you're weird. b) you're stupid. c) you're considered dangerous. d) you're doing the right thing.  e) all of the above.

EMEN/Taxpayer - Closed Mouth. Open Book.

1.  It turns out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome Earth men is...   a) military  b) government leader  c) police  d) immigration  e) psychology
2. Why was there no "hullabaloo" to welcome the Earth men?    a) The Martians didn't believe the Earth men's story. b) There are many people on Mars who claim to be from Earth. c) The Martians had already met Earth men before (from the First Expedition). d) The Martians wanted the Earth men to go home. e) none of the above
3. What was the Martian's explanation for the rocket?    a) It came from somewhere else on Mars. b) It was left there by the First Expedition. c) It was a product of the Earth men's minds. d) It was a giant fake. e) none of the above
4. Why does Mr. Xxx shoot the captain?    a) The captain is a danger to Martians. b) The captain is in pain and wants Mr. Xxx to put him out of his misery. c) Mr. Xxx believes they really are from Earth. d) Mr. Xxx thinks he will be happier dead. e) none of the above
5. Why does EMEN end with a "weather report"?     a) As a foreshadowing of things to come. b) To show how the Martians are starting anew after the Earthmen are gone.  c) To show that, as far as the Martians are concerned, the Earthmen were never there.  d) To show that Mars has weather like Earth.  e) All of the above.

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6. When they tell the taxpayer that the first two expeditions to Mars probably died, he suggests that what really happened was...    a) they were kidnapped by the Martians.  b) they decided to stay on Mars.  c) their radio equipment failed.  d) they came back, but it was kept secret.  e) all of the above.
7. The taxpayer wants to go to Mars because...     a) "it's the land of milk and honey up there."  b) he thinks there's going to be a war on Earth.  c) he wants a better life.  d) he's looking for adventure.  e) he doesn't want to pay taxes any more.