Test 13. Name:                                                                        Date:                                   Period:
Transitions: ___/10 (6 + 4)   Vocabulary Practices: ___/15  ___/15  ___/10    Vocab H/W: ___/20
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss:


Vocabulary.     a) insomnia   b) metamorphosis   c) transfixed   d) scapegoat  e) inexplicable  f) idiosyncrasy  g) instill   h) optimistic  i) pessimistic  j) colloquial

1. Mr. Calandro is trying to _____ a sense of kindness in the students of Laguna.
   
2. In professional sports, the coach is often the _______for a team’s bad performance, even if it isn’t always his fault.
   
3. subside : ebb :: engross : _____   
   
4. quirk : idiosyncrasy :: transformation : _____ 
   
5. Since I hadn’t studied, I was ______ about my chances on the difficult test.   
   
6. "In this brief fraction of a moment, they take the first step toward performing a _____ that changes people from a group into a mob." 
   
7. The root of this word means shape or form: _____  a) instill  b) colloquial  c) metamorphosis  d) insomnia  e) NOTA
8. The hill with the M on it is known _____(ly) as Madonna Mountain, but its real name is Cerro San Luis.
9. The prefix of this word means across or through: _____ 
   
10. Always taking the same route to school is a good example of an idiosyncrasy.  a) True  b) False

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    MoMS. Open book.
    
11. (p247) "It's a tree-lined, quiet residential American street..."  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) theme
12. (p249) "I had the soup on the stove and the stove just stopped working."  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) climax
    
13. (p253) "You're sick people--all of you. And you don't even know what you're starting..." a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) climax
14. (p254) "Why, it's like going back to the dark ages or something."  a) climax  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor
15. (p260) "Their world is full of Maple Streets. And we'll go from one to the other and let them destroy themselves."  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) climax
16. (p258) "Get Steve--Get Charlie--They're working together!!"  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) climax
17. (p260) "There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices..."  a) climax  b) theme  c) conflict  d) irony  e) point of view
18. Who are the real "monsters"?   a) Figure One and Figure Two  b) The people of the Twilight Zone.  c) The people of Maple Street.  d) Whoever sent the ship.  e) NOTA.
19. How can we connect the meanings of The Outsiders and MoMS?  a) They both show that we often judge people by insignificant things.  b) They both show that money doesn't equal good.  c) They both show death is bad.  d) They are both very pessimistic about people.  e) There's no connection at all.
    

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    Transitions.       a) nevertheless b) instead  c) because  d) furthermore  e) consequently   f) in fact
    A vegetarian can be defined as someone who does not eat meat, fish, or other animal products, such as eggs or cheese; 20) _____, he or she eats vegetables, fruits, grains, and seeds. 21) _____ this diet consists of non-meat food sources, a vegetarian typically consumes less fat and cholesterol than an individual who consumes meat. 22) _____, raising animals for food uses valuable land, water, and energy. 23) _____, adopting a vegetarian diet helps conserve the valuable resources that our future depends on.