Wednesday, 3/8: Husker Du, Vocab, Giver

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What kind of escalate did she mean?

“Husker Du, 3/8” Period One. Test #1.

  1. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____… a) connotation  b) denotation  c) infer  d) sage  e) fathom
  2. …of a _____ who breaks windows and graffitis and such. a) sage  b) denotation  c) infer  d) delinquent  e) fathom
  3. I’m a good bowler, and my ball has pretty flowers on it.  a) good – adjective,  pretty – not  b) good – not,  pretty – adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
  4. A motto is: a) a short poem.  b) a wise saying.  c) words to live by.  d) a story by Langston Hughes.  e) NOTA
  5. lb. : pound :: Soc : _______ a) society  b) sock  c) greaser  d) social  e) punch

“Husker Du, 3/8.” Period Two. Test #19.

  1. inspiring : daunting :: stable : ______ a) pacified  b) volatile  c) skinflint  d) pragmatic  e) NOTA
  2. They tried to _____ the angry mob by telling them their concerns would be addressed.  a) aspire  b) saw  c) volatile  d) pacify  e) NOTA
  3. Across the street from his house was a tepee.  a) simple sentence  b) fragment  c) complex sentence
  4. What kind of work does Vladek do for the Germans in the POW work camp?  a) Disposing of the dead.  b) Cleaning out stables.  c) Leveling mountains and filling valleys.  d) Working in a weapons factory.  e) NOTA
  5. How does Vladek make money after he loses his factory in the early part of the war?  a) He takes bribes.  b) He works for the Germans  c) He steals.  d) He manages to get a job with the Jewish aid organization.  e) NOTA

“Husker Du, 3/8.” Period Three. Test #18.

  1. Joe ate the hot dog even though the llama told him not to.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  2. Jill drove the car out to the llama’s house.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  3. A clause is a group of words that contains a _____ and a _____.  a) noun/conjunction  b) subject/noun  c) predicate/verb  d) subject/verb  e) NOTA
  4. When you use a dependent clause as a sentence, that mistake is called a(n) ____.   a) independent clause  b) run-on  c) fragment  d) phrase  e) NOTA
  5. How does Vladek avoid a beating by the German soldier after he was captured as a POW?  a) Vladek speaks English to him.  b) Vladek bribes him.  c) Vladek begs him.  d) Vladek speaks German to him. e) NOTA

“Husker Du, 3/8.” Period Six. Test #4.
The upstairs library is a really great place to quietly study for an upcoming test.

  1. is:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  2. library:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  3. quietly:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  4. study:  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) NOTA
  5. Why do we not see Johnny stab Bob the Soc?  a) Pony is a 3rd person narrator, and didn’t see it.  b) S.E. Hinton wanted to make it more dramatic.  c) It’s sadder that way.  d) Pony is a 1st person narrator, and didn’t see it.  e) The book company wouldn’t let them show that in 1967.

 

“Vocabulary 3/8.” This week’s SAWs are fair game too; I used two. (13p)
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Not disseminate.)
  5. Although you might think they do, recent studies have concluded that cough _____(ants) don’t really stop your cough.
  6. On the last day of school, the kids ran ______(ly) through the halls.
  7. After the second offense the punishment _____(ed) from chastisement to use of the discipline wand.
  8. Jonas felt ____ after receiving the memory of war. (Not lethargic.)
  9. The Lemony Snicket books are known for their ____ humor about seemingly terrible events.
  10. The Latin roots of this word mean spreading seed. _____
  11. His pants were so tight they _______(ed) his movement.
  12. (2) Vladek tried to ____ the ____ amount of food they were allowed by working on the black market.

 

 

“Da Givah, 3/8”

  1. Why do you think they went to “The Sameness”? I mean, what might have PROMPTED them to give up freedom and choice, for safety.
  2. Do you see any connection between Maus and The Giver? (Besides the presence of an old guy.)

 

“Da Givah 11- 12 Quiz.”

  1. (quote) Why was it so exhausting for The Receiver to give Jonas the memory of snow?
  2. (2) The Receiver says he has _____, but not _____.  (Yes, the order matters.)
  3. The Receiver says he started Jonas off with memories of pleasure because that’s what worked last time he trained a new receiver.  a) True  b) False
  4. Why does the Giver call himself that?
  5. Even though Jonas is forbidden to talk about his training, he thinks even if it were not, it still would be impossible to discuss things with his friends. Why?
  6. The Giver thinks they made a mistake when they got rid of color.  a) True  b) False
  7. Which quote foreshadows a conflict between Jonas and the community?  a) “I apologize for making you wait.” p85  b) “She expected him to describe his first day of training.” p85  c) “You’re beginning to see the color red.” p89  d) “We shouldn’t have!”  p91  e) “Everyone in the community has one-generation memories.” p88-89
  8. We are in the ____ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action