Test 12. Name:                                                                Date:                               Period:
RBC Public Notice: ___/10  RBC Web Page: ___/7     Transitions: ___/5  ___/6  ___/9
Vocabulary: ___/10  ___/17  ___/13
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss.


Vocabulary.
    1. (#7) I was __________ when I saw the 5/10 rating from the guest teacher!
    2. (#9) Everyone promised to _______________ by Judge Judy’s decision.
    3. (#6) She speaks French and German with equal ___________.
    4. (#8) My mom didn’t find my reasons for “needing” an X-Box8 very ______________, and I was denied…
    5. (#8) Darry thought Ponyboy was ____________ and didn't use common sense.
    6. (#8) compelling : boring :: scarce : ________________
    7. (#9) Along some parts of the border, they have built a giant fence to try to _______________ the flow...
    8. (#4) ... of *_____________ drugs and immigrants. 
    9. (#7)  I really like mystery novels because of all the adventure and ___________________.
    10. (#8) In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is _______________. 
    11. (#6) “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This means that whoever is doing the ______________(ing) is the one judging how beautiful something is.
    12. (#6) Dally obviously has great _________________ for the law and tries to circumvent it as often as he can.
    13. (#7)  Ponyboy was _______________ about appearing in juvenile court.
    14. (#6) The three hour Advanced Placement test was very ________________. She took a long nap afterward.
    15. (#1) A person who doesn’t like to ____________ to the group is often looked at as an outsider.
    16. (#4) It was very (in)_______________ to cheat on a test and then brag.
    17. (#2) Cherry was _____________ that Dally tried to give her a Coke after she told him to get lost.
      Transitions.
    18. She had been studying for hours. ______, she hoped to do well on the test. a) meanwhile  b) furthermore  c) then  d) therefore  e) NOTA
    19. 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
    20. John ate and ate; _____, he never gained weight.   a) nevertheless  b) furthermore  c) so  d) therefore  e) consequently
    21. Joe ate too fast. _______, he had indigestion.  a) nevertheless  b) furthermore  c) meanwhile  d) still  e) consequently
    22. He stayed up too late last night; _____, he slept until noon.  a) nevertheless  b) furthermore  c) meanwhile  d) still  e) NOTA
      RBC, p373.
    23. What is the label of the key you would press first to make the Setup menu appear on the screen? a) TIMER b) MENU c) SELECT d) ENTER e) TV
    24. Once you're at the Setup menu, what is the label for the key you would press to get to the other menus, such as Timer Setup? (Use the diagram!) a) TIMER b) MENU c) SELECT d) ENTER e) TV
    25. What key would you press to get back to watching The Simpsons when you're done setting the timer? (Use the diagram.) a) TIMER b) MENU c) SELECT d) ENTER e) TV
    26. Which is the answer to #4 on p 372? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) NOTA
    27. The warning says that the timer will only work if you have already set the TV clock. a) True b) False
    28. Which of these words should you NOT have circled in response to #1 on p372? a) Quit. b) Press c) Select d) Repeat e) You should have circled all of them.
    29. Which of these numbers had multiple steps? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5 e) They all had multiple steps.
      Alyce. Open book.
    30. Why does Jane the Midwife not notice that Alyce is gaining skills and respect in the village? a) Because she hates Alyce.  b) Because she isn't, really.  c) Because Jane is too self-centered.  d) Because Alyce doesn't tell her.  e) NOTA
    31. Why does Alyce deliver the bailiff's wife's baby, instead of the midwife?  a) The bailiff's wife asked for her.  b) She would do it for free.  c) The midwife's ankle was still broken.  d) It was part of her training for helping the midwife.  e) NOTA
    32. What prompted Alyce's first smile? a) Delivering Alyce Little.  b) The compliment from the merchant.  c) The compliment from the bailiff. d) Helping Will deliver Tansy's calves. e) NOTA
    33. After she proved herself by delivering Alyce Little, the midwife started to let Alyce watch and learn, and finally be a real apprentice. a) True  b) False
    34. What do the boys say is their reason for harassing Runt?  a) He stole something.  b) He's annoying.  c) Because they can't tease Alyce any more.  d) Because he's a beggar.  e) NOTA
    35. How does Runt help us figure out when this story takes place? (between 1272 and 1307) a) He tells us.  b) By how old he is.  c) By asking what the king's name is.  d) By the town that he comes from.  e) NOTA
    36. What turns out to be the reason Emma Blunt's baby wasn't coming out? a) Alyce wasn't using the right herbs and potions.  b) The baby was in the wrong position.  c) Alyce didn't shake her hard enough.  d) The baby just didn't want to come out. e) None of the above.
    37. The real reason Alyce leaves the village is that she...  a) The midwife hates her.  b) She can't express the sadness inside her.  c) She isn't very good at the job.  d) She doesn't like the job.  e) She's sick of the village.
    38. Alyce leaving could probably be considered the _________ in the story.  a) exposition  b) climax  c) inciting incident  d) falling action  e) theme