Tuesday, 5/13/14
Warm Up. In notebook with title and date. Use the list of vocab for "Poem #435." For #1-6, write the correct word for each.  For #7-9, use a vocab word for the first blank and then finish the sentence using the poem to help you. For #10-12, write the answer.

1. Even though we were losing in the first half, I knew we would eventually _______.
2. When I asked if she wanted to go skydiving, she ________(ed), and said she was scared.
3. The stain on the white shirt stood out _________(ly).
4. A comic book collector must be very __________ when it comes to the condition of the comic. The smallest flaw can affect the value immensely.
5. The cheesecake at that restaurant is simply ______. I eat it every time I am there.
6. It was a unanimous decision. Everyone ________(ed) to the plan.
7. (2) The poem says that "the Majority" always ________(s) on the question of...
8. (3) The poem says that if a person is very _________, he or she would see that...
9. (2) The poem says that if you _______, and don't go along with the majority, you're considered... (use a quote)
10. On page 17, when the captain knocks for the third time, it says, "the knock on the door was most impertinently loud." the word impertinent means... a) polite and friendly  b) excited and energetic  c) rude and lacking respect  d) gentle and shy  e) violent and threatening
    
11. On page 17, after Mrs. Ttt yells at him about his muddy boots, the captain says, "This is no time for trivialities...we should be celebrating." The word trivialities means...  a) worries about cleanliness. b) important things. c) womanly worries. d) unimportant things. e) yelling.
12. On page 18, when Mrs. Ttt STILL doesn't understand what the the captain is talking about, it says, "the man swore luridly, as if she'd hit his hand with a hammer."  The words lurid means... a) quiet and polite  b) loud  c) shocking  d) silent  e) NOTA
    

Did we do Euphemisms?

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