1. The essay _______(ed) three sections: introduction, body, and conclusion.  a) hierarchy  b) confirm  c) comprehensive  d) comprise  e) submit
2. In the military, the ______ of command is very important.  a) phenomenon  b) submit  c) advocate  d) differentiate  e) hierarchy
3. Soldiers are trained to ________ to authority. a) hierarchy  b) convert  c) submit  d) advocate  e) differentiate
4. I don't really know why I argued with my mom all day; maybe I was just feeling ___________.  a) phenomenon  b) advocate  c) ultimate  d) comprehensive  e) contrary
5. idol : pariah :: Boy Scout : _________  a) dire  b) soliloquy  c) vagrant  d) miscreant  e) writhe

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6. Which career that Tom contemplated (and then discarded in disgust) is not depicted in the illustration? a) clown  b) pirate  c) teacher  d) riverboat pilot  e) vagrant

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7. (Husker Du? 9/16/08 - No peekee this time.) Fritz's leap across the pool was a failure.   a) adjective  b) verb   c) noun   d) NOTA

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8. Bonus Question: What euphemism did MT use to describe Jimmy Hodges's "condition"?

1. Aunt Polly ____(ly) watched the bottle of Painkiller to make sure Tom was taking it.  a) rebuke  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) repulsive
2. Tom _________(ed) around in his sleep as he dreamed of being chased. a) dire  b) soliloquy  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) writhe
3. Kendra's huge earrings were too __________ for the funeral. a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) repulsive  d) rebuke  e) vagrant
4. In her ________ on p2...  a) dire  b) soliloquy  c) prophecy  d) miscreant  e) writhe
5. ...Aunt Polly _________(s) herself for not being strict enough with Tom.  a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) repulsive  d) rebuke  e) vagrant
6. "For plainly this ______ had sold himself to Satan and it would be fatal" to mess with him.  a) dire  b) soliloquy  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) writhe
7. According to Tom's superstition, a stray dog's howl is a ________  ________ of death.  a) repulsive vagrant  b) clandestine miscreant  c) dire prophecy  d) dire miscreant  e) repulsive soliloquy
8. The _______ (and smelly) _______ was last seen confronting people and begging for money outside the liquor store. a) repulsive, vagrant  b) clandestine, miscreant  c) dire, prophecy  d) dire, miscreant  e) clandestine, soliloquy
9. "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" is a line from a famous ________ by Juliet on her balcony. a) dire  b) soliloquy  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) prophecy   (*Bonus: What does wherefore mean? It doesn't mean where.)
10. The origin of this word means to push away.  a) rebuke  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) repulsive
11. Mary waved the white clicker around rather _______(ly), eager to let everyone know she had it for the week.  a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) repulsive  d) rebuke  e) vagrant

120 Seconds. Silence and respect.
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