1.  * armchair : stationary :: wheelchair : _______
2. * small : immense :: easy : _______
3. * wood : natural :: plastic : ______
4. * tired : exhausted :: upset : ______
5. * school : academic :: party : _____
6. * sturdy : fragile :: vapid : ______
7. Bonus: What word, which means a deep, deep hole, is the source of the vocabulary word abysmal? (Yes, spelling counts.)

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest. Also: Find the adjective/adverb error for a bonus of +1.

1. "...there was a plate of munchies--crackers and cheese, and Zena's ________ sliced onions." Zena must have quite a thing for onions.  a) inane  b) derisive  c) ubiquitous  d) superfluous  e) abysmal
2. Sometimes the _______ in Homie Base gets out of hand and escalates into shouting back and forth... a) stifle  b) symmetrical  c) spurious  d) banter e) abysmal
3. ...and Mr. Coward has to _______ them with a stick.  a) banter  b) stifle  c) spurious  d) brazen  e) ubiquitous
4. The layout of the stadium was not _________. One side was much higher and longer than the other.  a) stifle  b) symmetrical  c) spurious  d) ubiquitous  e) abysmal
5. absurd : ridiculous :: vapid : ______  a) inane  b) derisive  c) ubiquitous  d) superfluous  e) abysmal
6. When the neighbors came over to visit Barney, they ______(ly) searched throughout the house, without regard to politeness or respect for privacy.   a) superfluous  b) stifle  c) spurious  d) brazen  e) ubiquitous
7. Mr. Coward snorted and laughed ________(ly)...  a) symmetrical  b) derisive  c) ubiquitous  d) superfluous  e) abysmal
8. ...at the ________ reports of the cookies in the cafeteria being made with mayonnaise. "That's just not true," he said.  a) superfluous  b) stifle  c) spurious  d) brazen  e) abysmal
9. If The Piggy is just a "______ little trinket," as Zena says, with no value, why do the neighbors want it so bad?    a) brazen  b) derisive  c) ubiquitous  d) superfluous  e) abysmal
10. Even though the house was in _______ condition--it didn't even have a kitchen sink--they considered themselves lucky to have it at all. a) abysmal  b) symmetrical  c) spurious  d) banter e) inane
11. Mr. Brown spoke about the harm caused by ________, unconfirmed rumors...   a) spurious  b) stifle  c) banter  d) superfluous  e) symmetrical
12. ...and the hurt that comes from talking ________(ly) about people simply because they are different.   a) symmetrical  b) derisive  c) ubiquitous  d) superfluous  e) stifle
13. One of the offenses for which the nuns would whack us was being too _______ with our smart remarks. They called it being "bold as brass, you are."    a) symmetrical  b) derisive  c) ubiquitous  d) superfluous  e) brazen

1.  * armchair : stationary :: wheelchair : _______
2. * small : immense :: easy : _______
3. * wood : natural :: plastic : ______
4. * tired : exhausted :: upset : ______
5. * school : academic :: party : _____
6. * sturdy : fragile :: vapid : ______

1. He gulped the cold water until he had ______(ed) his thirst.  a) usurp  b) slake  c) belie  d) cessation  e) wily
2. His thin frame ________(ed) his strength.  a) wily  b) wanton  c) usurp  d) slake  e) belie
3. Nicotine patches are sold as "smoking ________ systems."   a) certitude  b) cessation  c) ambuscade  d) pell mell  e) multitudinous
4. The king's brother tried to _______ the king's authority with a hostile takeover.  a) cessation  b) pell mell c) wanton  d) usurp  e) ambuscade
5. The predator leapt from his _______ upon the unsuspecting prey. a) wily  b) pell mell c) multitudinous  d) usurp  e) ambuscade
6. The herd scattered ________ when the wolf ran in.  a) wily  b) pell mell c) multitudinous  d) usurp  e) ambuscade
7. The witness couldn't say with __________ that this was the same guy he saw in the alley.  a) certitude  b) cessation  c) wanton  d) pell mell  e) wily
8. The Vikings of old were famous for the _________ destruction they left in their wake.  a) usurp  b) slake  c) belie  d) cessation  e) wanton
9. Some gasses, like nitrogen, are _________. This means they are inactive, and cannot combine with other gasses.  a) wily  b) wanton  c) usurp  d) slake  e) inert
10. She got nervous when she looked out over the ________ crowd; she had never spoken in front of that many people before.  a) inert  b) cessation  c) ambuscade  d) pell mell  e) multitudinous
11. Buck was not only strong, he was ________.  a) usurp  b) slake  c) belie  d) cessation  e) wily
12. naive : skeptical :: organized : ________  a) certitude  b) cessation  c) ambuscade  d) pell mell  e) multitudinous
13. The cruel little jerks were accused of ______ cruelty to animals.  a) certitude  b) cessation  c) wanton  d) pell mell  e) multitudinous

The Call of the Wild.
"He always spoke and acted towards the dog as if he recognized its noble qualities, respected them, but  took them as a matter of course. It always seemed to me that he gave more to the
  dog than we did, for he gave understanding. He had an appreciative and instant eye and he honored them in a dog as he would in a man."
Who are we speaking about?
 

Men in Fur?
Ch7.

1. Which quote best sums up the first four pages of Chapter 7? (p89-92) a) "The salient thing of this other world seemed fear." (p92)  b) "There was nothing for the dogs to do..." (p92) c) "To Buck it was boundless delight, this hunting, fishing, and indefinite wandering..." (p90)  d) "No living man had looted this treasure house." (p90)  e) "John Thornton asked little of man or nature." (p90)
2. Which quote best sums up pages 93-98?  a) "Buck did not attack, but circled him about and hedged him with friendly advances."  (p94)  b) "Never was there such a dog."  (p98)  c) "It caused him to feel a vague, sweet gladness, and he was aware of wild yearnings and stirrings for he knew not what."  (p93)  d) "For two days and nights Buck never left camp..." (p96)  e) "Because of all this, he became possessed of a great pride in himself..."  (p97)
3. After Buck returns from his time with the wolf, why does he, for two days, never let Thornton out of his sight?  a) He loves Thornton so much.  b) He's trying to protect Thornton from the wolves.  c) Buck's afraid he'll leave for good.  d) He didn't like it out there.
4. What does #9 in the vocabulary homework refer to?
5. What does #1 in the vocabulary homework refer to?
6. What did Buck realize after he had attacked the Yeehats? a) That John Thornton wasn't strong enough to survive.  b) That man was no match for Buck.  c) That man is evil.  d) That John Thornton was the only good man Buck knew.
7. Find a quote on p101-102 that shows Buck somehow sensed that the Yeehats were about, and foreshadows their appearance later.
8. The part of the story that begins..."And here may well end the story of Buck" (p757) is called the... a) exposition.  b) conflict.  c) rising action.  d) climax.  e) resolution.
9. The part of the story where Thornton is killed, and Buck follows the Call is called... a) exposition.  b) conflict.  c) rising action.  d) climax.  e) resolution.
10. (2) The main external conflict of COW is...   The main internal conflict of COW is...