1. * ballet : dance :: pointe : _______ (not ballet)
2. * energy : fatigue :: professional : __________
3. * money : bank :: water : _______
4. * rubric : grades :: camera : _____
5. * throw : bouquet :: cruise : ______

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6. ** disquieting : unnerving :: uncertain : _______
7. ** simple : intricate :: harmful : ________
8. ** Most house cats live a pretty ________ life.

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest #7.

1. Many rappers "sing" the praises of "bling" and _____ consumption.  a) conspicuous  b)  intricate   c) obsolescence  d) indolent  e) benign
2. Much to her relief, the doctor said the tumor was ___.  a)  benign  b) indolent  c) sullen  d) obsolete  e) intricate
3. After she fell, she got up and tested her leg ____(ly) to see if it would support her weight.   a) excruciating b) intricate c) sullen d) tentative e) unnerve
4. Ponyboy dreamed of a(n) _____ life in the country, away from the furious pace of the city.  a) sullen  b) inconspicuous  c) intricate  d) indolent  e) unnerve
5. Sending letters via “snail mail” is becoming more and more ____ as e-mail becomes more and more popular.  a) composure  b) unnerve  c) benign  d) obsolete e) sullen
6. I tried to be as _______ as possible as I passed the note in class, but Mr. Coward still caught me.   a) sullen  b) inconspicuous  c) intricate  d) indolent  e) unnerve
7. After his mom grounded him, he sat in ________ silence, sneering at everyone who walked by.   a) composure  b) sullen  c) benign  d) conspicuous  e) unnerve
8. The more closely you looked at the schematic diagram, the more ______ it looked. a) sullen  b) unnerve  c) excruciating   d) intricate   e) tentative
9. The performance was so bad, it was ______ to watch.  a) excruciating  b) composure  c) conspicuous  d) obsolete  e) benign
10. Being pulled over for speeding can be a very _____(ing) experience.   a) obsolete  b) tentative  c) indolent  d) unnerve   e) intricate
11. A sloth leads a very _____ life; sleeping and eating.    a) intricate  b) indolent  c) excruciating  d) conspicuous  e) obsolete
12. The tourist tried to blend in, but he was pretty ____________ with all his maps and cameras and such.  a) sullen  b) conspicuous  c) excruciating  d) indolent e) unnerve
13. Since he had practiced, when Joe read in front of the class, he had great ______. He was confident and it showed.    a) excruciating  b) composure  c) tentative  d) sullen   e) benign

(Time?)
The Outsiders chapter 6. Open Mouth Quiz.

1. Who stopped the greasers from jumping Cherry when she came by the vacant lot? a) Dally  b) Pony  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Darry
2. What was his probable reason for this?  a) He's secretly in love with her.  b) His previous experience talking to her told him she wasn't like the other Socs.  c) He was afraid of Soc retaliation.  d) It was the agreed deal before the big rumble.  e) NOTA
3. How did Dally know about the church?  a) He'd hidden there before.  b) All the older greaser knew about it.  c) He used to live in the country.  d) A relative told him about it.  e) NOTA
4. Which is one of the reasons Dally gave Johnny for not turning himself in?  a) Dally would get in trouble  b) Johnny would get the electric chair.  c) He didn't want Johnny to end up like him.  d) The boys are worried about him  e) His parents don't care.
5. When Johnny announces that he wants to turn himself in, Pony disagrees, and wants to stay in the church because he's afraid.  a) True  b) False
6. What do we learn about Dally when he talks to Johnny about jail?   a) Dally is proud of his past.  b) Dally is cold and mean.  c) Dally has jail savvy.  d) Dally cares about something.  e) NOTA
7. Johnny's behavior (not scared, having fun, very decisive) inside the burning church is both ironic and not ironic.  a) True  b) False
8. Why would Johnny be "having the time of his life" in the church?  a) He wants to pay back for what he did to Bob.  b) He feels needed for the first time.  c) He likes little kids.  d) He thinks the cops will go easy on him.  e) He secretly wants to die.
9. When Pony asks about Dally and Johnny, and Jerry Wood "studie(s) his wedding ring," what's going on?  a) He's thinking about his wife.  b) It's still hot from the fire.  c) It's stuck, and painful, so he pauses to adjust it.  d) He's stalling, trying to think of how to break the news.  e) NOTA
10. It is ironic when Jerry says, "...(we) think you were sent straight from Heaven."  a) True  b) False
11. How/when does Pony finally realize that Darry really does care about him?  a) When he says, "Oh Ponyboy, your hair..."  b) When he reads the letter from Soda.  c) When Darry offers him a cigarette.  d) When Darry starts crying.  e) When he rescues Pony from the fire.
12. The scene in the church would be considered part of the ________ of the story.   a) climax  b) inciting action  c) exposition  d) rising action  e) NOTA

Onward!