1. * ballerina : agile :: flu : ______
2. * strenuous : rest :: _______ : celebrate
3. {Because of their endings}...all this week's spelling words are ______.
4. ** spy : ______ :: rapper : _____ (not repulsive)
5. ** idol : pariah :: Boy Scout : ______
6. ** joy : smile :: pain : ______

Vocabulary Pretest. Write the word(s).

1. Aunt Polly ____(ly) watched the bottle of Painkiller to make sure Tom was taking it.  a) rebuke  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) repulsive
2. Tom _________(ed) around in his sleep as he dreamed of being chased. a) dire  b) frivolous  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) writhe
3. Kendra's huge earrings were too __________ for the funeral. a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) repulsive  d) rebuke  e) notorious
4. In her soliloquy on p2, Aunt Polly _________(s) herself for not being strict enough with Tom.  a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) repulsive  d) rebuke  e) notorious
5. "For plainly this ______ had sold himself to Satan and it would be fatal" to mess with him.  a) dire  b) notorious  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) writhe
6. According to Tom's superstition, a stray dog's howl is a ________  ________, a sure sign of death.  a) repulsive frivolous  b) clandestine miscreant  c) dire prophecy  d) dire miscreant  e) notorious rebuke
7. The _______ (and smelly) _______ was last seen confronting people and begging for money outside the liquor store. a) repulsive, miscreant  b) clandestine, miscreant  c) dire, prophecy  d) dire, miscreant  e) clandestine, frivolous
8. She was spending her lottery winnings very ________(ly) on things like $50 cups of coffee made from beans taken out of elephant poop...  a) dire  b) frivolous  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) prophecy
9. ...which seems both ________ and ________. a) clandestine and dire  b) miscreant and frivolous  c) notorious and miscreant  d) repulsive and ostentatious  e) writhe and rebuke
10. The origin of this word means to push away.  a) rebuke  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) repulsive
11. Stevie waved the white clicker around rather _______(ly), eager to let everyone know he had it for the week.  a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) clandestine  d) rebuke  e) notorious
12. Some people's grades are in a _________ situation, and those people are in danger of not passing.  a) rebuke  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) frivolous
13. Michael Vick, the NFL quarterback is ________ for being convicted of animal cruelty.   a) notorious  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) frivolous

Tom Sawyer Quiz fo' chapters 7 'n 8. Write the letter and enough of the answer to distinguish it.

1. "He had contemplated a good part of the performance before he contributed his bit of variety to it." (p52) What does "his bit of variety" mean?  a) Throwing the tick away. b) Punishing Tom and Joe.  c) Insulting them in front of the class.  d) Crushing the tick very dramatically.  e) NOTA
2. Tom's mistake with Becky was... a) Making her kiss him. b) Talking about rats.  c) Mentioning the other girl, Amy.  d) Not being truthful.  e) Not sharing his gum.
3. At the end of chapter 7, Becky regrets not making up with Tom. a) True.  b) False.
4. 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) NOTA
5. 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) NOTA
6. Which career that Tom contemplated (and then discarded in disgust because he was too sad to be one) is not shown in the illustration? a) clown  b) pirate  c) teacher  d) riverboat pilot  e) vagrant
7. 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.
8. Who is the "Black Avenger of the Spanish Main"?  a) Tom  b) Huck  c) Joe Harper  d) Tom's favorite character in literature.  e) NOTA
9. 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) NOTA
10. 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

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    Bonus Question fo' +1: I was wrong yesterday; we do have a plot going because we already have a conflict going. 
    What is our first conflict? _____ vs _____.

Tom Sawyer aloud, chapter 9... The inciting incident of our second plot.