Thursday, 12/19/13
Tomorrow's Test: spelling, roots, vocabulary, Alyce, Husker Du (mostly pronouns).
Alyce Quiz. Open Mouth.
  1. Why does the merchant give Beetle the comb? a) He feels sorry for her.  b) He likes the way she handled the bargaining.  c) She looks like she needs a comb.  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
  2. Why does Alyce save Will? a) She's scared she might go to Hell if she doesn't.  b) She's scared she'll be the one the village blames for his death.  c) She doesn't want to help send Will to Hell.  d) She says she doesn't know. e) None of the above.
  3. What does Will mean by "pluck"? (p39)  a) brains  b) love  c) courage  d) goodness  e) NOTA
  4. Why were all the people who were caught shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be? a) Their "crimes" weren't that serious.  b) They were needed by the village.  c) The Devil made them do it.  d) They were all well-liked by the villagers.  e) none of the above
  5. Which of these lines foreshadows that Alyce would turn out to be the Devil?  a) "Alyce, who had slept outside alone in the dark for most of her years..."  b) "That night Beetle had a dream."  c) "It started with the two-headed calf born to Roger Mustard's cow..."  d) "...Alyce even had a little time to herself, to wander and think and plan..."  e) NOTA
  6. What prompted Alyce's first smile? a) Delivering Alyce Little.  b) The compliment from the merchant.  c) The compliment from the bailiff. d) Helping Will deliver Tansy's calves. e) None of the above.
  7. After she proved herself by delivering Alyce Little, the midwife started to let Alyce watch and learn, and finally be a real apprentice. a) True  b) False
  8. One of the main conflicts in MWA is between Alyce and herself.  a) True  b) False
  9. Another main conflict would be Alyce vs her mother.   a) True  b) False
  10. Who is the "red headed lout"? a) the baker  b) Jack c) Wat  d) Will Russet  e) NOTA
Warm Up. Lightning Round Prep for Test.
  1. a) symphony  b) sympathy  c) both correct
  2. a) autobiography  b) circimstances  c) both correct
  3. a) compinsation  b) projection  c) both correct
  4. a) incision  b) critisism  c) both correct
  5. "together feeling" = _____  a) symphony  b) sympathy  c) circumstances  d) memorabilia  e) NOTA
  6. "from hang-able" = _____  a) compensation  b) projection  c) flexible  d) predicament  e) NOTA
  7. "life study" = ____   a) autobiography  b) circumstances  c) obstacle  d) biology  e) NOTA
  8. "together hang thing" = _____  a) dependable  b) compensation  c) obstacle's  d) flexible  e) NOTA
  9. He paid the Popple only after being forced to, and even then he did it ______(ingly), grumbling the whole time that it wasn't fair. a) barren  b) compliant  c) surfeit  d) begrudge  e) blight
  10. When he graduated from MIT with honors, he had a ________ of choices of where to work. He was in demand by everyone.  a) frail  b) compliant  c) surfeit  d) begrudge  e) gluttony
  11. Alyce did not know that Magister Reese had long watched her, and he had wondered what could so _____ a person so young. How could she be so "damaged?"  a) frail  b) compliant  c) surfeit  d) begrudge  e) blight
  12. "...judging from the words pouring forth from her mouth with none to listen, (she) would not be ________ to talk to Alyce" about Edward.  a) frail  b) compliant  c) reluctant  d) begrudge  e) intrigue
ALYCE!