1. * ballerina : agile :: flu : ______
2. * tremendous : celebrate :: ____ : rest
3. {Because of the endings, all of this week's spelling words are what part of speech?} ______
4. ** joy : smile :: pain : ______
5. ** spy : clandestine :: rapper : _______ (not repulsive)
6. ** idol : pariah :: Boy Scout : ______  (not vagrant)
7. ** The origin of this word means to push away: _______.

Pink Sheet, p176: Circle: A2, A3, A8, A10, B1, B3, B5, B7, B8.  Correct the rest. Exemption = 27/30 or 10/10
Pretest III. Subject/Verb Agreement Issues.

1. p176, A2  a) has  b) have
2. p176, A3  a) has  b) have
3. p176, A8  a) Is  b) Are
4. p176, A10  a) is  b) are
5. p176, B1  a) correct  b) has
6. p176, B3  a) correct  b) have
7. p176, B5  a) correct  b) have
8. p176, B7  a) correct  b) are
9. p176, B8  a) correct  b) have
10. Which word is an example of a collective noun?  a) hypocrites  b) measles  c) physics  d) majority  e) NOTA

Tom Sawyer, chapter 8

1. Why does Tom envy Jimmy Hodges? a) He's rich.  b) He doesn't have to go to school.  c) He hasn't had his heart broken.  d) He doesn't have to obey anyone.  e) None of the above
2. When Tom's superstition about his marbles fails, he blames it on...? a) warts.  b) not doing it right.  c) saying the wrong words.  d) witches.  e) none of the above.
3. 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
4. Why does that career disgust him?  a) He always thought they were stupid.  b) They're too happy for the mood that he is in.  c) They're too romantic.  d) He didn't want to wear the outfit. e) He didn't like traveling so much.
5. Who is the "Black Avenger of the Spanish Main"?  a) Tom  b) Huck  c) Joe Harper  d) Tom's favorite character in literature.  e) None of the above
6. Why won't Tom "fall" (die) when he and Joe are "sword-fighting"? a) Because they're just pretending.  b) Joe didn't really "kill" him.  c) It was Joe's turn to "fall."  d) It wasn't that way in the book.  e) None of the above.
7. What is Huck going to do with the dead cat?  a) Make soup.  b) Play with it.  c) Pull a prank with it.  d) Test a superstition with it.  e) NOTA

Tom Sawyer aloud, chapter 9... The inciting incident of our second plot. What's our first plot? (What conflict do we have already?)