1. Do not ________ with Mr. Coward... {he has a stick.} 
2. The drug has many _____ side effects. {You'll have to take the ending off the original word. Turn it from a noun into an adjective.}
3. superior : inferior :: complimentary : _______
4. respectful : impertinent :: innocent : _______
5. city : country :: urban : _______

Wednesday/Thursday Capitals Practice.

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.

1. Please stop interrupting the class with such _______ questions.  a) slanderous  b) impertinent  c) complicit  d) trifle  e) inferior
2. The newer model, instead of being an improvement, is actually ______ to the old model.  a) wont  b) impertinent  c) complicit  d) trifle  e) inferior
3. That is not a dog to be _______(ed) with; he could turn on you in an instant.  a) slanderous  b) impertinent  c) adversity  d) trifle  e) smirk
4. It was Sodapop's ______ to take off his shoes after work every day, and walk around in his socks  a) wont  b) impertinent  c) pastoral  d) trifle  e) tableau
5. In drama class, we practiced posing in a _____ of various scenes.  a) wont  b) impertinent  c) pastoral  d) smirk  e) tableau
6. The captain's cabin was even decorated with pretty, _____ paintings of fields and cows and such.  a) wont  b) inferior  c) pastoral  d) trifle  e) adversity
7. So far, Charlotte has been uncomfortable, but she hasn't faced any real _____. That's about to change.   a) tableaux  b) inferiors  c) slanderous  d) trifles  e) adversity
8. If you witness bullying, and you don't report it, you are ______ in the cruelty.  a) smirking  b) impertinent  c) complicit  d) trifle  e) inferior
9. Charlotte thought the carving had a satanic _____ on its "face."  a) smirk  b) impertinent  c) complicit  d) trifle  e) slanderous
10. Most gossip is somewhat _______...    a) smirk  b) pastoral  c) complicit  d) slanderous  e) inferior
11. ...and that's why we like it; it makes us feel like they are _______ to us. a) smirking  b) impertinent  c) complicit  d) slanderous  e) inferior
12. The island of Manhattan was "bought" from the Native Americans for a few _____(s) worth about 20 bucks.  a) smirk  b) impertinent  c) complicit  d) trifle  e) slanderous

Charlotte Quiz (6-9) (#34 is the "jigger gaff.")

1. What does Charlotte mean when she says that she thinks both Zachariah and Jaggery are courting her?  a) They both want to protect her.  b) They both want to be like a father to her.  c) They both want to marry her.  d) They both want to befriend her.  e) NOTA
2. When Charlotte says, "Alas, such would not be the case,"  (p66) it is an example of  foreshadowing. a) True  b) False
3. What did Charlotte consider the high point of her days?  a) Brushing her hair.  b) Gazing at the stars  c) Reading Bible passages to the crew.  d) Sleeping.  e) NOTA
4. A favorite of the crew. a) Zachariah b) Barlow  c) Hollybrass  d) Morgan  e) Charlotte
5. The butt of many cruel jokes. a) Zachariah b) Barlow  c) Hollybrass  d) Jaggery  e) Charlotte
6. "ship's boy"  a) Zachariah b) Barlow  c) Hollybrass  d) Morgan  e) Charlotte
7. Charlotte describes him as "nervous and agitated." a) Zachariah b) Barlow  c) Hollybrass  d) Morgan  e) Keetch
8. Zachariah's second gift to Charlotte.  a) a mirror  b) a gun   c) a hairbrush  d) sailor's clothes  e) clean gloves
9. Duff. a) Your, ahem, heinie. b) Times when a sailor is off watch.  c) Times/places when there is no wind. d) Used to scrub the decks.  e) Raisins and flour.
10. Doldrums. a) The main cargo area.  b) Times when a sailor is off watch.  c) Times/places when there is no wind. d) Used to scrub the decks.  e) Raisins and flour.
11. Use the key on p223 to figure approximately what time "it" happened (p76).  a) about noon  b) about 6:00 am  c) about 2:00 or 3:00 pm  d) about 5:00 or 5:30pm  e) You can't tell what time it is.
12. Which of these does Charlotte NOT find when she finally goes, on an errand, to the crew's quarters?  a) a needle  b) a gun  c) a round robin  d) an extra crewman e) She finds all of these.
13. How did the crew warn Charlotte not to tell?  a) They told her they would throw her overboard.  b) They threatened to put her name on a round robin. c) One of them pretended to slit his throat. d) One of them flashed a knife at her. e) NOTA
14. When Charlotte tells what she saw, what is Jaggery's reaction?  a) He gets fidgety.  b) He turns pale.  c) He turns red with excitement.  d) He says he doesn't believe her.  e) NOTA
15. Who is the main antagonist of the novel?  a) Jaggery  b) Zachariah  c) Keetch  d) Charlotte  e) NOTA
16. It looks like we are about to reach the ____ of the plot.   a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) climax  d) flashback  e) resolution