Test #7. Name:                                                                             Date:                                    Period:
KBAR: ___/40    Vocabulary Homework: ____/20  
Vocab Practices: 10/2: ____/12      10/3: ____/13     10/4: ___/11
Bonus for SS and Apost.: +___ 
Other Extra Credit:  

Mental Floss.




Vocabulary.  a) adversary  b) aplomb  c) banish  d) grueling  e) perceive  f) disdain  g) dispel   h) engross   i) diminish  j) exhilarate
  1. She speaks French and German with equal ______.  
  2. She has a great _____ for companies that mistreat their workers and refuses to buy their products.
  3. The root origins of this word meant “curse and proclamation.” ________
  4. The root origin of this word meant “cheerful.” __________
  5. One of the themes of The Outsiders is that what you ______ is not necessarily what the reality is.
  6. As the snowfall ______(ed), we were finally able to see the road.  
  7. The root origin of this word meant “turned against.”  ________
  8. Which word best captures the Soc's attitude toward the greasers?  ____________
  9. confused : savvy :: bored : ______(ed)  
    SAWs. a) potential  b) design  c) feature  d) impact  e) transfer
  10. A twisted rubber band has _____ energy that can be used to fly a small plane.
  11. The prefix of this word means across or through: _____.
  12. There was a flaw in the ____ of the new plane which made it difficult to fly.
    Apostrophe's
  13. _____ llama was selected for the fair.  a) Charles'  b) Charles's  c) Charle's   d) NOTA
  14. I got all ____ on my report card.  a) A's  b) As  c) 'A's  d) NOTA
  15. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to students. (More than one.)  a) teacher's  b) teachers  c) teachers's  d) teachers'  e) NOTA
  16. _____ llama is that?  a) whose  b) who'se  c) who's  d) NOTA
  17. I think that llama is _____.   a) they're  b) theres  c) their's  d) theirs  e) NOTA
  18. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama.  (More than one.)  a) women's  b) woman's  c) womens's  d) NOTA
  19. I think ____ going to be OK. a) there  b) their  c) they're  d) NOTA
  20. Is the title of this section of the test spelled correctly?  a) Yes  b) No
    Husker Du?
  21. That embarrassing moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  22. Up, up, and away flew my beautiful llama balloon.    a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
    Outsiders
  23. As Dally drives to the hospital he says, "...you get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you..."  (p147) This is ironic because...  a) Dally isn't that tough.  b) Dally tried to harden himself, but something touched him anyway.  c) Johnny was tough, but got hurt anyway.  d) It isn't ironic at all.
  24. When Johnny smiles before he dies, it's because...  a) he's dying a hero.  b) the greasers won the rumble.  c) he wanted to die anyway.  d) Dally was proud of him.  e) he remembered a joke Pony made in the church.  f) He knew it was worth dying for those kids.  g) NOTA
  25. Who said? "Ponyboy...you're not like the rest of us and don't try to be."  a) Dally  b) Steve  c) Johnny  d) Soda.  e) Two-Bit  f) Darry
  26. Who else gave Pony the same advice?  a) Dally  b) Steve  c) Johnny  d) Soda  e) Two-Bit  f) Darry
  27. Why is Two-Bit relieved when he sees Pony picking up the broken glass? (p172)  a) He didn't think Pony was being tough enough.  b) He was worried that Pony was getting hardened like Dally.  c) He didn't want anyone to get a flat tire.  d) He wanted the Socs to pick up the glass.  e) He thought Pony was a litterbug.  f) NOTA
  28. Reread the middle paragraph on p179. It's the one that begins, "Tell Dally." What is Pony's purpose in writing this all down?  a) To pass English.   b) To show everyone how gallant Johnny and Dally were. c) To try to show that we shouldn't judge people by how they look or what neighborhood they live in. d) To show that greasers like sunsets too. e) To show how people always discriminate against greasers.  f) To make money so he can have a better life.  g) NOTA
  29. When Pony is in denial about Johnny's death.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
  30. The deaths of Johnny and Dally.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
  31. When we find out that the book is Ponyboy's essay.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
  32. Unscramble into one smooth sentence. Do not add or subtract any words. Punctuate!
    --the electrical outlet   --grabbing   --Crazy Cathy   --the cat's tail   --headed for