Test 16. Name:                                                                              Date:                            Period:
KBARR: ___/40      Vocab H/w: ___/20        Vocab Practices: ___/15   ___/13   ___/12
SAWs Bonus:___   Clauses Bonus:___
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss.


a) succumb   b) subsist   c) presumptuous   d) reproach   e) cathartic   f) frugal   g) cobble   h) futile   i) dissemble   j) ambivalent
  1. All her emotions were released in a ______ moment on the stage as 20,000 people cheered.
  2. The root of this word means both. ______
  3. Sometimes it’s tough to not ______ to peer pressure.
  4.  During the TV marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips and pizza.  
  5. In The Outsiders, when we referred to a facade, we would be saying that the person was ______(ing) about their true feelings.    
  6. It was _____ to resist the stonger army because we knew that they would win.  
  7. The root of this word means “to clean out.” _____  
  8. “I never knew a person more _____ than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.”
  9. Joe waited for the llama to arrive, but she was late.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  10. Since my llama left me, I've found a new place to dwell.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  11. Because Zoltan forgot his wallet, he couldn't buy broccoli.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  12. As part of his occupation, he had a llama with a leather jacket.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  13. Rudolpho was upset although his mom made his favorite shnitzel.  a) S  b) CD  c) CX
  14. A clause must contain... a) a subject and a verb  b) a conjunction and a noun  c) a verb and a conjunction  d) a noun, a verb and a conjunction  e) a phrase   f) NOTA
  15. Good writing contains more _____ sentences.  a) simple  b) compound  c) complex  d) cheesy  e) long
  16. If you were 25, healthy, and unmarried, which way would you probably have been sent at the stadium?  a) Left  b) Right
  17. "Volunteered" to go to the bad side at the stadium.  a) Ilzecki  b) Vladek's father-in-law  c) Wolfe  d) Anja's father  e) NOTA
  18. Sent to the bad side at the stadium because of her four kids.  a) Tosha  b) Mala  c) Anja  d) Fela  e) NOTA
  19. What is one reason Artie says he became an artist?  a) It was something he studied.  b) He always read comics as a kid.  c) So he wouldn't have to compete with Vladek.  d) It paid well.  e) NOTA.
  20. Why is Vladek unfriendly with Artie on p98?  a) He's mad that Artie didn't help him with the drainpipe.  b) He thinks Artie is siding with Mala in their argument.  c) Artie keeps making him sad about the war.  d) He's just crabby that day  e) NOTA
  21. What is Artie a prisoner of in "Prisoner on the Hell Planet"?  a) sadness  b) joy  c) guilt  d) loneliness  e) The Nazis
  22. Mala says that "Prisoner from Hell Planet" is overly dramatic about how things were when Anja killed herself.  a) True  b) False
  23. A bunker is another name for a...  a) gun  b) secret stash of food  c) bed  d) hiding place  e) ghetto  f) NOTA
  24. Being called a kombinator is a compliment.  a) True  b) False
  25. Which of these does Vladek call a kombinator?  a) Lolek  b) Haskell  c) Anja  d) Jakov  e) NOTA
(S) Simple Sentence (S) = One I. Could have phrase(s) attached.
(CD) Compound Sentence (CD)  = I + I, joined by a comma and one of the FANBOYS.
(CX) Complex Sentence (CX) = I + D or D + I