1. {Because of the endings...} this week's spelling words are all ______(s).
2. * poverty : prosperity :: boredom : ______ (not eccentricity)
3. * minority : majority :: hostility : _______
4. ** obvious : furtive :: idol : _____
5. ** method : technique :: trickery  : ______
6. ** laugh : ecstatic :: smirk : _____ (2 acceptable; not odious)
7. Bonus: What scene from chapter 2 is shown here?

Prepositional Phrases II.
Review p127.
Tip: Draw an arrow from the prep phrase to the word it's talking about. Noun? It's an adjective phrase.  Verb, adjective, adverb? It's an adverb phrase.
Tip: When, where, how? Adverb phrase.  Which one, what kind? Adjective phrase.
Pink Sheet: Prepositional Phrases V. Click while I check p128 Part B (/5).
Exemption = 18/20 + 5/5 on 128B OR 12/12 + 5/5 on 128B.

1. A1  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase
2. A2  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase
3. A3  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase
4. A4  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase
5. A5  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase
6. Our platypus has been running behind schedule until now.  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase  c) not a prepositional phrase
7. I am going to skip on my way home from Grandmother's house.   a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase  c) not a prepositional phrase
8. I am going to skip on my way home from Grandmother's house.   a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase  c) not a prepositional phrase
9. Some of the disagreements between ducks are beside the point.  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase  c) not a prepositional phrase
10. Some of the disagreements between ducks are beside the point.  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase  c) not a prepositional phrase
11. The clown in the clown car drove into a tree.  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase  c) not a prepositional phrase
12. The clown in the clown car drove into a tree.  a) adjective prepositional phrase  b) adverb prepositional phrase  c) not a prepositional phrase

Tom Sawyer
Quiz on chapter 2 and 3.

1. The Outsiders : Tulsa :: Tom Sawyer : _____  a) St. Louis  b) Mississippi  c) St. Petersburg  d) Kansas City  e) None of the above.
2. Tom got the boys to whitewash the fence by... a) bribing them  b) lying to them  c) making it seem like play  d) pleading with them  e) NOTA
3. Who is the "great and wise philosopher" that Mark Twain refers to in the second-to-last paragraph of Chapter 2?  a) Tom Sawyer  b) Aunt Polly  c) Some Greek philosopher  d) Albert Einstein e) None of the above.
4. According to Mark Twain in Chapter 2, play is something you...  a) like to do  b) want to do  c) have to do  d) don't have to do  e) are good at
5. Slang: "...it's a bully taw."  a) mean  b) cool  c) lame  d) fun  e) huge
6. Slang: "That's a mighty gay marvel."  a) mean  b) cool  c) lame  d) fun  e) huge

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7. Tom's reward for doing such a good job on the fence was...a) a doughnut.  b) an apple.  c) a dollar.  d) some sugar.  e) nothing.
8. Aunt Polly also gives Tom a lecture on... a) the importance of being good.  b) the value of not cutting school.  c) how much better the reward is when you have worked hard to earn it. d) improving his behavior.  e) none of the above.
9. Why did Tom climb the fence instead of using the gate? (p16) HINT: Mark Twain is being sarcastic/ironic.   a) It's more fun. b) He was in a hurry. c) The gate was broken.  d) The gate was blocked.  e) So he couldn't be chased as easily.
10. What does Mark Twain mean when he says on (p17), "The fresh-crowned hero fell without firing a shot"? Why is he a "fresh-crowned hero"? a) Because he just thumped Sid.  b) Because he just won a pretend war.  c) Because he was just playing Robin Hood.  d) He was just rewarded by Aunt Polly for the fence. e) None of the above.
11. What does it mean that  he "fell"?  a) He was injured.  b) He actually fell.  c) He fell in love.  d) He fell for a trick.  e) She shot a spit wad at him.
12. Why does Aunt Polly say she hits Tom for stealing sugar, but not Sid? (p19)  a) Because Tom steals more sugar than Sid.  b) Because Sid always says he's sorry.  c) Because Sid never steals sugar.  d) Because Tom bugs her a lot more often.  e) None of the above.
13. "Umf! Well, you didn't get a lick amiss, I reckon. You been into some other audacious mischief when I wasn't around, like enough." (p19) What does Aunt Polly mean? a) I'm sorry.  b) I don't really believe you, so I'm punishing you just in case. c) You've probably done other things I didn't catch you at, so that's for those.  d) I can't admit I'm wrong, so I have to punish you anyway.  e) I'm doing this for your own good.
14. What does Tom fantasize about twice in Chapter 3? (Hint: After Aunt Polly hits him for the sugar, and outside of "The Adored Unknown's" window.)  a) Being a hero.  b) Being dead.  c) Having Becky as his gal.  d) Hitting them back.  e) None of the above.

Tom Sawyer Q/A.  Read aloud chapter 3.