1. Even huge oil companies get __________(s) from the government.  a) abstract  b) rational  c) inhibit  d) allocate  e) subsidy  f) incorporate
2. After the third round of the golf tournament, her ___________ score was 245. a) subsidy  b) incentive  c) abstract  d) incidence  e) aggregate  f) explicit
3. For the introduction to your 120 Seconds, you should provide a(n) ___________ of the novel's plot, and explain its theme.  a) aggregate  b) abstract  c) subsidy  d) rational  e) explicit  f) transform
4. Modern automobile paints have a rust-___________(or) mixed in to make the car's finish last longer.  a) allocate  b) abstract  c) motive  d) inhibit  e) explicit  f) incidence
5. At camp, we were each _________(ed) one shirt, one pair of shorts, and a hat.  a) incorporate  b) allocate  c) aggregate  d) enhance  e) acknowledge  f) scope
6. The introduction to your 120 Seconds doesn't have to cover the entire _________ of the novel; just give us the main points.  a) cite  b) rational  c) abstract  d) allocate  e) incentive  f) scope

1. Which word is not a subject pronoun?  a) he  b) she  c) we  d) it  e) them  f) all are subject pronouns
2. A predicate pronoun is a pronoun that follows a helping verb.  a) True  b) False
3. A predicate pronoun renames the subject.  a) True  b) False
4. You and  a) me  b) I   have heard the Greek myth about Icarus.
5. His father and   a) him  b) he  flew with feathers and wax wings.
6. When Samuel P. Langley built a steam powered airplane, both the pilot and  a) he  b) him  were sure it would fly.
7. Amelia Earhart also flew  nonstop across the Atlantic; the first woman to do so was  a) her  b) she.

Tom Sawyer.
Open Mouth Quiz on Author's Preface.

1. Most of the adventures in this book really happened to Mark Twain. a) True  b) False
2. The character of Huck Finn is based on a real person. a) True  b) False
3. The character of Tom Sawyer is based on a real person. a) True  b) False
4. Which of these is not a purpose MT had in mind when he wrote this book?  a) Entertainment.  b) Education.  c) To remind adults that they were kids once.  d) To tell a good story.  e) He had all of these in mind.
5. About when does this book take place?  a) 1930  b) 1890  c) 1840  d) 1770  e) There's no way to know from the Author's Preface.

1. Aunt Polly finds out Tom skipped school to go swimming because... a) his hair is wet.  b) his clothes are wet.  c) Sidney saw Tom swimming, and told Aunt Polly. d) Sidney mentioned a difference in Tom's clothes.  e) None of the above.
2. Tom avoids being whipped (for _________) by... a) stealing sugar/hiding from Aunt Polly.  b) stealing sugar/blaming it on Sidney.  c) stealing jam/distracting Aunt Polly and running away. d) cutting school/apologizing.  e) not doing his chores/hiding
3. After she doesn't whip him, Aunt Polly feels... a) angry.  b) guilty.  c) happy. d) stupid  e) none of the above
4. ...because...a) he tricked her again.  b) he got away with another prank.  c) she is so foolish  d) he's such a pain in the rear.  e) she's not doing her duty as a parent.
5. Why does Tom pick a fight with the new kid?  a) The new kid is mean.  b) The new kid accidentally pushes Tom.  c) The new kid insults Tom.  d) Tom doesn't like the new kid's clothes.  e) None of the above.
6. When Tom says to the new kid, "for two cents I will do it" (beat him up), what does the new kid do?  a) run  b) hit Tom  c) laugh  d) nothing  e) None of the above.
7. When Tom gets in late and Aunt Polly sees how messed up his clothes are, she decides that his punishment will be... a) going to bed without supper.  b) a whipping.  c) doing Sid's chores for him.  d) working on a Saturday.  e) getting "grounded."
8. The slang terms "lick" and "lam" both mean...   a) to hit or beat up  b) to clean up  c) to get angry  d) to punish  e) NOTA
9. The slang term "get my dander up" means...  a) to hit or beat up  b) to clean up  c) to get angry  d) to punish  e) NOTA

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10. Bonus Question for +1: Who/What is Old Scratch (p2)?

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