Wednesday, 10/9/13 - Checking: vocabulary homework.
"Warm Up, 10/9/13." (10p) Copy 1-6.  For 7-9, write the answer.* = spelling.  ** = vocabulary.  { } = Do not copy.
  1. * camera : surveillance :: _____ : shopping
  2. * professional : amateur :: farewell : ____
  3. * savvy : professional :: _____ : amateur
  4. ** disquieting : unnerving :: uncertain : _______
  5. ** simple : intricate :: harmful : ________
  6. ** Most house cats live a pretty ________ life... {...with a lot of lying-around time.}
  7. (2) (p194A #2)  a) Kenny, nurse, b) Kenny, c) nurse, d) nurse, controversy,   ---  Which rule did you follow?
  8. (p194B - Second to last sentence.)   a) Nightingale, b) nurse, hospital, reformer, c) reformer, d) hospital, e) NOTA
  9. Early nursing education however had little or no classroom preparation. This sentence contains an appositive. a) True b) False
Go over Test #6.

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest #7.  Write the word. Yes. Yes. No.  Baby sloth. $1.27 million - those are diamonds.

  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 and texting and such have become so 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

Outsiders
ch5. Open Mouth Quiz. Write the letter and the first three words of the answer in your notebook.
  1. At the beginning of chapter 5, how long has it been since Pony and Dally and Johnny sat down behind the girls at the drive-in?  a) About 2 days.  b) About 24 hours.  c) About 12 hours  d) 4 or 5 days.  e) 3 days.
  2. Gone with the Wind (the book Johnny and Pony are reading) takes place during...  a) the future  b) the 1950's  c) 1776  d) the Civil War  e) NOTA
  3. The fact that Johnny is getting more out of the book than Pony, even though Pony is the "smart" one, is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False
  4. The real message of  "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is that bad things always happen.  a) True  b) False
  5. Who said? "I can't believe little old Johnny could kill somebody."  a) Pony  b) Dally  c) Soda  d) Darry  e) Two-Bit
  6. This person is commenting on the irony of that.  a) True  b) False
  7. What example does Johnny give to show why he thinks Dally is gallant? a) Dally's treatment of Cherry ? Marcia.  b) How Dally stands up for himself.  c) How he acted when the police busted him for something he didn't do.  d) How Dally helped them get away.  e) How he rides in races honestly.
  8. Which quote best connects to the title of the novel?  a) "How'd you like to live with that?"  b) "I guess we're different."  c) "Too bad it couldn't stay like that all the time."  d) "Things have been happening so fast..."  e) "I bet they were cool old guys."
  9. The same character said all five of the previous quotes. Which one?  a) Pony  b) Soda  c) Dally  d) Johnny  e) NOTA
  10. Dally getting hauled in for the murder he didn't do is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False
  11. What has been the result of Johnny killing Bob, as far as the feud between Socs and greasers is concerned?  a) The socs are trying to find Pony and Johnny.  b) There's a truce, while they mourn for Bob.  c) all-out warfare  d) Now the adults have found out about it.  e) Lots of arrests have been made for fighting.
  12. Chapter 5 would be considered part of the ______ of this story.    a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) NOTA
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Chapter 6!