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Tomorrow’s Test: Vocabulary, Outsiders, “Motto” and “Delinquent” and whatever else we’ve done in class this week. Here’s a preview:
“Test Practice, 8/25/16.” Write the answer, not the letter, and “click it.”

1. Even though he may not be “book-smart” he has a lot of ____ about the world.  a) gingerly  b) savvy  c) infer  d) nonchalant  e) fathom
2. Some people called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)___(ist).  a) sage  b) rueful  c) infer  d) conform  e) fathom
3. The old man was considered the ____ of the village because of all his experience and wisdom.  a) sage  b) rueful  c) nonchalant  d) bleak  e) fathom
   

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4. She speaks so softly that I can hardly hear her.  a) softly – adjective,  hardly – not  b) softly – not,  hardly – adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
5. I bowl pretty well; my ball has pretty flowers on it.  a) well – adjective,  pretty – not  b) well – not,  pretty – adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
   

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6. In the poem “Delinquent,” who’s (the) delinquent?  a) Julie’s parents  b) Julie  c) society  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA (none of the above)
7. What’s the message of the poem “Motto”?  a) YOLO  b) Enjoy the good things while you can.  c) Treat others how want to be treated.  d) “Dig it!”  e) NOTA
8. 90% of 50 = _____  a) 5  b) 40  c) 45  d) 46  e) NOTA
9. 89% = ____ (letter grade)   a) A-  b) B+  c) B  d) C  e) NOTA
10. The two things you should bring to class EVERY DAY:  a) homework and pencil/pen  b) homework and KBARR book  c) pencil/pen and paper d) pencil/pen and spiral notebook  e) NOTA
    

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11. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.  a) hoodie  b) neighborhood  c) hoodlum  d) livelihood  e) cheese
12. lb. : pound :: Soc : _______ a) society  b) sock  c) greaser  d) social  e) punch

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