Thursday, 12/19/13
Tomorrow's Test: spelling, roots, vocabulary, Alyce, Husker Du (mostly pronouns).
Alyce Quiz. Open Mouth.
- 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
- 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.
- What does Will mean by "pluck"? (p39) a) brains b) love c) courage d) goodness e) NOTA
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- One of the main conflicts in MWA is between Alyce and herself. a) True b) False
- Another main conflict would be Alyce vs her mother. a) True b) False
- 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.
- a) symphony b) sympathy c) both correct
- a) autobiography b) circimstances c) both correct
- a) compinsation b) projection c) both correct
- a) incision b) critisism c) both correct
- "together feeling" = _____ a) symphony b) sympathy c) circumstances d) memorabilia e) NOTA
- "from hang-able" = _____ a) compensation b) projection c) flexible d) predicament e) NOTA
- "life study" = ____ a) autobiography b) circumstances c) obstacle d) biology e) NOTA
- "together hang thing" = _____ a) dependable b) compensation c) obstacle's d) flexible e) NOTA
- 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
- 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
- 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
- "...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!