Test #9. Name:                                                                        Date:                         Period:
KBARR: ___/40     Transitions: ___13 (9+4)
Vocabulary Homework: ___/20    Vocabulary Practice:___/14  ___/13  ___/13
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss:


Vocabulary.   a) derivative  b) disreputable  c) tumultuous  d) tantalize  e) stanch  f) boon  g) sham  h) abide  i) taunt  j) incompetent
  1. Along some parts of the border, they have built a giant fence to try to ______ the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants.
  2. Aspirin is a ______ of the bark of the willow tree. 
  3. responsible : disreputable :: calm : ____ 
  4. The cat liked to "bite at the ____(ingly) moving pen."  
  5. I cannot ____ someone who cheats; they lose all my respect.
  6. It looks like the train wreck was the result of a(n) ______ engineer driving the train.
  7. Is high-technology a _____ for mankind... 
  8. ...or is it a _____ and just another way for companies to sell more stuff? 
  9. The bully ______ her about her raggedy clothes. 
  10. Unlike the Socs, the greasers were considered to be _______ characters.
    SAWs.  a) regime  b) diminish  c) displace  d) stable  e) estimate
  11. Many of the the company’s factory workers have been ____(ed) by industrial robots.
  12. Another name for a refugee camp is a _____(ed) persons camp
  13. The strength of the army was greatly _____(ed) by outbreaks of disease.
    Husker Du?
  14. We have three ____ in our class.  a) Morris's  b) Morris'  c) Morrises  d) NOTA
  15. That embarrassing moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  16. Up, up, and away in my beautiful llama balloon.    a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  17. The upstairs library is a great place for quiet studying.  Adjectives?  a) upstairs  b) great, quiet  c) upstairs, great, quiet  d) upstairs, great  e) NOTA
  18. e: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
    Transitions.
  19. The medication seems effective, _____, more research must be done to see if it’s safe.   a) therefore  b) furthermore  c) nevertheless  d) so  e) consequently  f) NOTA
  20. I would like to read many books; ______, I don’t seem to have enough time to read.  a) nevertheless  b) furthermore  c) then  d) therefore  e) however  f) NOTA
  21. John ate and ate, _____, he never gained weight.   a) even so  b) furthermore  c) so  d) therefore  e) consequently  f) NOTA
  22. Joe ate too fast. _______, he had a stomach ache.  a) Nevertheless  b) Furthermore  c) Meanwhile  d) Still  e) As a result   f) NOTA
    TMA.
  23. Before going to the St. Swithin's Day Fair in the midwife's place, Beetle had never been to a fair before.  a) True  b) False
  24. On p26, what does the word “laden” mean? (middle paragraph)  a) carrying  b) lifting  c) loaded down  d) clumsily  e) NOTA
  25. Why does the merchant give Beetle the comb? (p29) a) He thinks she's attractive.  b) He felt sorry for her.  c) He was patronizing her.  d) He like the way she haggled.  e)She looks like she needs a comb.  f) NOTA
  26. What is the "heat and light within" Beetle on p32 referring to?  a) She has a fever.  b) She has a sunburn.  c) The happiness she is feeling.   d) The sadness she is feeling. e) She's feeling weird because she hasn't eaten all day.  f) NOTA
  27. 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.
  28. What does Will mean by "pluck"? (p39)  a) savvy  b) love  c) courage  d) goodness  e) strength  f) NOTA
  29. The Midwife's Apprentice is told in...  a) first person.  b) second person.  c) third person.  d) fourth person
  30. What part of the story are we in?  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution