1. Please allow me to ____ my point with a few examples. (2)
2. We all anxiously awaited the _____ of the game.
3. Congress _____(ed) a special session just to deal with what happened on 9/11/__.
4. Opinions that you can't _______ are basically worthless. (Don't use document.)
5. Many times your future is _________(ed) by choices you make when you are younger.
6. The Tigers' _______(ing) defense kept Lompoc from scoring at all.

Presearch II
I. Did Martin Luther King Jr. come from a big family?   a) good research-type question  b) not
II. Is global warming real?  a) good research-type question  b) not
III. Does watching violent media make kids act more violently?  a) good research-type question  b) not
IV. Are any UFO's really from outer space?  a) good research-type question  b) not
V. Who invented the car? a) good research-type question  b) not
VI. How many rides have they had in the history of Disneyland, and what are they? a) good research-type question  b) not
 

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. Cheat sheets are proscribed.

1. The sub guest teacher was slow to realize when something was ____; he thought everything was fine. a) forlorn  b) amiss  c) apathetic  d) earnest  e) crestfallen
2. A person cannot be convicted on ________; there must be evidence to back up the accusation.  a) precarious  b) canvass  c) conjecture  d) proscribe  e) omniscient
3. The NFL head coach's position is rather ______. If the team doesn't do well this season, he might lose his job.  a) omniscient  b) forlorn  c) apathetic  d) conjecture  e) precarious
4. Many countries ________ television and music. They claim those things are against the laws of Islam.  a) proscribe  b) amiss  c) precarious  d) conjecture  e) apathetic
5. The ______ river was difficult to navigate because of all its twists and turns.  a) sinuous  b) canvass  c) diverge  d) converge  e) amiss
6. There is a famous play about a man who sold his soul to the Devil so he could be _________.  a) apathetic  b) amiss  c) sinuous  d) canvassed   e) omniscient
7. The searchers _____(ed) the cave, looking for the lost kids. a) forlorn  b) proscribe  c) diverge  d) canvass  e) omniscient
8. There were many _______(ent)  opinions about what should be done. No one could agree. a) diverge  b) converge  c) conjecture  d) earnest  e) apathetic
9. For two roads form a diamond shape, they must first ____, then ___.  a) converge, diverge  b) diverge, converge
10. For the prank, the bucket was ________(ly) balanced on the top of the door. a) amiss  b) forlorn  c) earnest  d) diverge  e) precarious
11. After Becky rejected him yet again, Tom was _____ and _____, and thought nobody cared for him.  a) forlorn, precarious  b) crestfallen, earnest  c) diverge, converge  d) crestfallen, forlorn  e) earnest, apathetic
12. The class discussion was not very lively; the students were rather _______ about the topic. a) earnest  b) apathetic  c) crestfallen  d) canvass  e) omniscient
13. ecstatic : crestfallen :: apathetic : ______   a) omniscient  b) precarious  c) forlorn  d) amiss  e) earnest

Tom Sawyer 20/21

1. Why does Tom say that Becky will get caught, even if he doesn't tell on her? a) "Old Dobbins will just know who done it."  b) Alfred was watching, and will tell.  c) She will admit it because that's the right thing to do.  d) "Girls' faces always tell on 'em."  e) "Old Dobbins will beat it out of one of us."
2. Why was Tom not at all upset about being whipped for the ink in the spelling book?  a) He was too worried about Becky. b) He knew he could get revenge on the one who really did it.  c) He thought he might actually have done it and forgotten. d) It was worth it.  e) None of the above
3. The fact that Tom has started thinking more about others than himself (examples: his remorse after lying to Aunt Polly, the way he took Becky's punishment) is evidence that Tom might be... a) kissing up to people so he can get away with more pranks.  b) growing up.  c) hoping the kids forgive him for fooling the whole town.  d) foreshadowing that he will hatch another scheme.  e) flashing back to when he used to be nicer.
4. On p137, the word indifference most nearly means... a) hatred  b) dislike  c) apathy  d) jealousy  e) anger
5. On p138, read the sentence that begins "The retribution that followed..." and ends with "...badly worsted." Which is the best translation?  a) The boys got away with some of their pranks on the teacher.  b) The boys kept pranking the teacher more and more until they had beaten him.  c) Every time the boys tried to pull another prank, the teacher was ahead of them and punished them even more.  d) The teacher beat them so many times, they finally gave up.  e) NOTA