Test #19. Name:                                                                     Date:                                 Period:
Husker Du: ___/13   ___/13    KBARR: ___/30   Sentence Combo:___/5
Mental Floss.



Husker Du?

  1. The upstairs library is a great place for quiet study.  Adjectives?  a) upstairs  b) great, quiet  c) upstairs, great, quiet  d) upstairs, great  e) NOTA
  2. Yesterday, I downloaded from iTunes the album My Love is Like a Cheese by the band Love Baby Kiss Doll. a) fragment    b) run on    c) apostrophe or plural error    d) word misuse    e) no mistake
  3. There are many compelling songs, my favorite song on the album is called “Take the Skinheads Bowling.” a) fragment    b) run on    c) apostrophe or plural error    d) word misuse    e) no mistake
  4. When the midwife rejects Alyce the first time she comes back.  a) exposition  b) climax  c) inciting incident  d) falling action  e) rising action  f) resolution
  5. It was that embarrassing moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  6. Up, up, and away flew my beautiful balloon.  a) Fragment   b) Run on   c) Correct Sentence.
  7. compelling : boring :: scarce : _____  a) diligent  b) diffident  c) dire  d) heedless  e) abundant  f) cordial  g) NOTA
  8. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama.  (More than one.)  a) women’s  b) woman’s  c) womens’s  d) NOTA
  9. I got all ____ on my report card.  a) A’s  b) As  c) ‘A’s  d) NOTA
  10. _____ llama is that?  a) whose  b) who’se  c) who’s  d) NOTA
  11. us: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  12. 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
  13. His doctor recommended buying a goat and going water-skiing. a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex
  14. Though he knew it was a mistake, he ate the doughnut anyway. a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex
  15. In The Outsiders, when we referred to a facade, we would be saying that the person was ______ about their true feelings.  a) ambivalent  b) futile  c) ambiguous  d) dissembling  e) presumptuous  f) cathartic  g) NOTA
  16. The quarterback ____(ed) every weakness in the defense and threw for 5 touchdowns.  a) circumvent  b) illicit  c) acquit  d) dumbfound  e) elude  f) exploit  g) NOTA
  17. It would be ironic if you suddenly decided NOT to get on a plane, and then the plane crashed.  a) True  b) False
    Maus.
  18. How does Pavel try to show Artie what Auschwitz felt like?   a) "You think it's admirable to survive..."  b) "Boo!"  c) "People haven't changed."  d) "The victims who died can never tell their story."  e) NOTA
  19. What makes Art shrink down again on p207?   a) Thinking about all the bodies.  b) A talk with Francoise.  c) The thought of his success.  d) A talk with his therapist.  e) NOTA.
  20. What's a barrack (aka a block)?   a) Another name for the gas chamber.  b) A workshop building.  c) A group of prisoners.  d) A building with the prisoners' bunks.  e) NOTA
  21. Why does the tin shop foreman, Yidl, dislike Vladek? a) Because Vladek is Jewish.   b) Because Vladek is Polish.  c) Because he thinks Vladek is a capitalist.  d) Because Vladek is too clever for him.  e) NOTA
  22. What does Vladek do to change Yidl's opinion?  a) He works harder.  b) He bribes him with gold.  c) He bribes him with food.  d) He teaches him English.  e) NOTA
  23. What was Appel?  a) When prisoners went before Dr. Mengele to be chosen or not to die.  b) Another name for the block kapo.  c) A group of workers chosen to do "Black Work."  d) When prisoners lined up to be counted.  e) NOTA
  24. Who helps Vladek establish and maintain contact with Anja?  a) Pavel  b) Yidl  c) The kapo whose boots Vladek fixed.  d) A German officer Vladek bribed.  e) NOTA
  25. What was a Selektion? a) When prisoners went before Dr. Mengele to be chosen or not to die.  b) Another name for the block kapo.  c) A group of workers chosen to do "Black Work."  d) When prisoners lined up to be counted.  e) NOTA
  26. How does Vladek help Anja with her cruel kapo?   a) He does her a favor.  b) He bribes her with gold.  c) He bribes her with food.  d) He teaches her English.  e) NOTA
    Which quality does Vladek exhibit on the following pages?
  27. What was "Black Work"?  a) Taking apart the gas chambers.  b) Dragging the bodies out of the gas chambers.  c) Moving big rocks digging holes.  d) Being a kapo  e) Cleaning out the bathrooms.   f) NOTA
  28. p220.   a) stubbornness   b) pride   c) courage  d) skill   e) shrewdness    f) NOTA
  29. p221. a) shrewdness   b) pride   c) courage  d) loyalty   e) skill    f) NOTA
  30. p194.  a) stubbornness  b) loyalty  c) courage  d) skill   e) frugality   f) NOTA
  31. Combine the following sentences into one COMPLEX sentence. You may add, subtract, and rearrange words.
    The llama washed his hands regularly. The llama used soap. The llama didn't get sick.