Test #20. Name:                                                                               Date:                                 Period:
KBARR: ___/40      Vocab H/W: ___/20       Vocab Practice: ___/12 ____/10   ___/12
S/CD/CX Bonus ONLY: + _____
Other Extra Credit:
Mental Floss.

Vocabulary. a) ominous  b) permeate  c) dejected  d) assuage  e) ubiquitous  f) meticulous  g) assimilate  h) solace  i) petulant  j) languid
  1. The man finally ______(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.     
  2. The smell of brownies ______ the house and made me very hungry. 
  3. Whenever she was down about something, she always seemed to find ________ in her music.
  4. The roots of this word mean “change to sweet.”
  5. The roots of this root mean “to be like.”
  6. Since they were so tired, they walked at a very _____ pace.
  7. When the little girl gets tired, she gets _____, and pouts about everything. 
  8. It is taking us awhile to ______ the concepts of compound and complex sentences.  
  9. When your sadness is _____(ed)...     
  10. ...your soul has found ___.
  11. She described the scene in _______ detail. We could picture every single thing.
  12. By definition, a meme is ______. 
    S/CD/CX.  a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex  d) Fragment   e) Run-on
  13. The llama was being petulant, so his mom ate the cheeselog.
  14. His doctor recommended buying a llama and going water-skiing.
  15. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.
  16. When you use a dependent clause as a sentence.
  17. Even though he knew it was a mistake, the llama ate the doughnut anyway.
  18. The crew checked the llama, and the captain prepared her for the sea.
  19. The llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill balancing a duck on his head.
  20. You join two Independent Clauses they are joined improperly.
    Vladek
  21. An example from Book II of Vladek’s ridiculous skinflint behavior is complaining about Mala opening another container of salt.  a) True  b) False  (Be careful!)
  22. Why does Artie say it's so hard to tell Vladek's story in comic form?  a) "Somehow I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents..."  b)"Maybe everyone has to feel guilty." c) "If it wasn't so pathetic, it's be kinda funny..."  d) "...I couldn't compete..."  e) "...so much has to be left out or distorted..."  f) NOTA 
  23. What does Artie mean when he says he had a "sibling rivalry with a snapshot"?   a) "Somehow I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents..."  b) "...so much has to be left out or distorted..."  c) "If it wasn't so pathetic, it's be kinda funny..."  d) "It's so presumptuous of me..."  e) "...I couldn't compete...   f) NOTA
  24. What gave Vladek hope when he first got to Auschwitz?  a) Seeing Mandelbaum.  b) Knowing the Poles who sold him out got sent there too.  c) Talking to Mandelbaum's nephew.  d) The priest's explanation of his number.  e) NOTA
  25. What got Vladek special treatment from the kapo?  a) Vladek gave him a bribe.  b) Vladek turned in someone who was hiding.  c) Because he was such a hard worker. d) Teaching the kapo English.  e) Bringing the Kapo food.   f) NOTA
  26. How does Art Spiegelman feel about turning Maus into a tv show or movie?  a) He is ambivalent.  b) He is planning it.  c) He's for it, but only if it's done right.  d) He's against it.  e) NOTA
  27. "It was a critical...success." (p201)  What does he mean?  a) People criticized Maus for being mean to Vladek.  b) They sold a lot of related, licensed products with it.  c) It got good reviews.  d) You saw a lot of ads for it on tv.  e) It made a lot of money.
  28. "It was a ...commercial success." (p201)  What does he mean?  a) People criticized Maus for being mean to Vladek.  b) They sold a lot of related, licensed products with it.  c) It got good reviews.  d) You saw a lot of ads for it on tv.  e) It made a lot of money.
  29. Why might Art show his drawing board atop a pile of bodies?  a) He wants us to remember how horrible things were for the Jews.  b) He wants to show how he feels guilty about his success being based on other people's misery.  c) It's a metaphor for how he feels about his father.  d) It's a metaphor for how he feels about the Nazis.  e) He feels imprisoned.   f) NOTA
  30. Which quote explains why Artie shrinks on p42?  a) "Maybe EVERYONE has to feel guilty."  b) "...but mostly I feel like crying."  c) "Lately I've been feeling depressed."  d) "Sometimes I just don't feel like a functioning adult."  e)  "...I just lie on my couch for hours and star at a small grease spot..."   f) NOTA
  31. (10) Combine the following SIMPLE sentences into a) a COMPLEX sentence and then b) a COMPOUND sentence.