Test #4. Name:                                                                                         Date:                              Period: 
Vocabulary Homework: ___/20
NVA: ___/8  NVAA: ___/10     Vocab Practices: ___/10  ___/12  ___/12
Other Extra Credit: 

Mental Floss



Vocabulary.
  1. lazy : dogged :: flattered : _____ a) acquit  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  2. fear : panic :: ask : _____  a) acquit  b) conducive  c) bluff  d) implore  e) gorge
  3. I was _____ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister. a) acquitted  b) conducive  c) bluff  d) implore  e) indignant
  4. Pony was _____ when he thought of what life was like when his parents were alive.    a) bluff  b) dogged  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) gorge
  5. inventive : resourceful :: suspicious : ______  a) dogged  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  6. I waited until Mom’s anger ___(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.   a) dogged  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  7. I tried to __________ my way out of trouble, but Mom wasn't buying my excuses.  a) wistful  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  8. "Johnny and I __________(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits."  a) implore  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) gorge
  9. “You’re hungry?” he said _____(ly), “I’m the one who hasn’t eaten all day!”  a) dogged  b) leery  c) bluff  d) indignant e) subside
  10. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one. a) leery  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) bluff
  11. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.   a) indignant  b) dogged  c) conducive   d) wistful   e) gorge
  12. Since I studied, I ______(ed) myself quite well on the test.   a) bluff  b) dogged  c) acquit   d) implore  e) gorge
    Library.
  13. How many books can you check out at once at your library?  a) 2  b) 3  c) 4  d) 5  e) no limit
  14. How long can you keep a book checked out?  a) 5 days  b) one week  c) two weeks  d) three weeks  e) NOTA
  15. What is the desk called where you check out your books?  a) "Check Out"  b) "The Check Out Counter"  c) "Mrs. Schwoerer's Desk"  d) "Book Desk"  e) "Circulation Desk"
    The upstairs library is a really great place to quietly study for an upcoming test.
  16. is:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  17. really:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  18. library:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  19. quietly:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  20. study:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  21. upcoming:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
    Husker Du?
  22. "...sometimes seemed "hardly human..."   a) Johnny  b) Darry  c) Steve  d) Two-Bit  e) Dally
  23. In chapter 1, Pony compares himself to Pip, in Great Expectations, because... a) Pip was an orphan like him.  b) Pip had two older brothers.  c) People judged Pip as low-class  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
    Outsiders
  24. When Cherry raves about a river-bottom party to a friend, she tells Pony, she's hiding behind a facade.  a) True  b) False
  25. Pony says that he and Johnny get along so well because they can really talk to each other.  a) True  b) False
  26. Why does Cherry leave with Bob and the other Socs?  a) "I could fall in love with Dallas Winston. I hope I never see him again or I will."  b) "We couldn't let our parents see us with you all."  c) "...if I see you...and don't say hi..."   d) "I can't stand fights."   e) "It's me or the booze."
  27. "Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too." Who's talking to whom?  a) Pony to Johnny  b) Pony to the Socs  c) Johnny to Cherry  d) Cherry to Pony  e) Pony to Cherry
  28. "Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too."  What is he/she talking about?  a) Why the Socs are the way they are - aloof.  b) How pretty the sunset is.  c) How greasers and Socs aren't all that different.  d) How the greasers feel too much.  e) All of the above.
  29. Why is Darry really so upset with Pony for getting home so late?  a) Pony could get jumped again.  b) Darry could get arrested.  c) They don't have the money to get Pony out of jail.  d) The family might be split up.  e) Because of the cops' attitude about greasers.
  30. Why does Johnny say that he "almost likes it better when the old man is hitting me"?   a) "It just ain't the same."  b) ..."sometimes we get along okay..."  c) "At least then I know he knows who I am."  d) "At least you got Soda."  e) NOTA
  31. "I was wrong." (p52)   a) flashback  b) dream sequence  c) irony  d) foreshadowing  e) NOTA
  32. Why do we not see Johnny stab Bob the Soc?  a) Pony is a 3rd person narrator, and didn't see it.  b) S.E. Hinton wanted to make it more dramatic.  c) It's sadder that way.  d) Pony is a 1st person narrator, and didn't see it.  e) The book company wouldn't let them show that in 1967.
  33. The Socs' reaction when Johnny stabbed Bob illustrates Pony's distinction between ___ and ___.  a)  packs and social clubs  b)   a social club and the greasers  c) a pack and a gang  d) brothers and  gangs  e) NOTA
  34. This reaction shows that the Socs are really a... a) family  b) social club  c) gang  d) team  e) pack
  35. The early death of Hank Williams was a great loss to the music world.  a) True  b) False
    Plot
  36. The part of the story where Johnny stabbed Bob would be considered the ________ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution
  37. The part of the story where the author explains who the characters are and what their situation is.   a) plot  b) conflict  c) exposition  d) inciting incident  e) climax
  38. Usually the longest part of the story, where most of the action occurs. ______.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) resolution