Tuesday, 5/9: Husker Du, Vocab, Book Pitch, Tom Sawyer

Due: Vocab Definitions.

“Husker Du, 5/9.” First Period, Test #5.

  1. Johnny stabbing Bob would be the _______ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) NOTA
  2. The part where he tastes the Green Eggs and Ham. ______  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) NOTA
  3. nonchalant : hysterical ::  gossipy : _____  a) patronize  b) discrete  c) discreet  d) dumbfounded  e) reluctant  f) NOTA
  4. He explained the rules of the game and demonstrated it. a) Fragment   b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  5. The real message of  “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is that bad things always happen.  a) True  b) False   c) NOTA

“Husker Du, 5/9.”  Second Period, Test #2.

  1. Dally spat on the ground ______(ly) when he thought of what the Socs did to Johnny.  a) contemptuous   b) incredulous  c) credible  d) ironic  e) aloof
  2. The root cred means…   a) truth  b) crazy  c) pay  d) believe  e) wild
  3. Which word doesn’t belong? a) evaluate  b) predict  c) question  d) summarize  e) react
  4. Pony says that the greasers sometimes deserve the treatment they get from other people.  a) True  b) False
  5. In chapter 1, Pony compares himself to Pip, in Great Expectations, because… a) Pip was an orphan like him.  b) Pip had two older brothers.  c) People judged Pip as low-class  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA

“Husker Du, 5/9.”  Third Period, Test #15.

  1. subside : ebb :: engross : _____      a) optimistic  b) idiosyncrasy  c) insomnia  d) transfix  e) NOTA
  2. Since I hadn’t studied, I was ______ about my chances on the difficult test.    a) optimistic  b) inexplicable c) metamorphosis  d) insomnia  e) NOTA
  3. (MoMS) “You’re sick people–all of you. And you don’t even know what you’re starting…” a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) climax
  4. “Why, it’s like going back to the dark ages or something.”  a) climax  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor
  5. “Get Steve–Get Charlie–They’re working together!!”  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) resolution  d) rising action  e) climax

“Husker Du, 5/9.”  Sixth Period, Test #8.

  1. All the _____ clothing is on the second floor. (more than one woman)
  2. All the _____ uniforms were new. (player)
  3. I found your story ______(ing), but ultimately unbelievable.
  4. “Why don’t you get a job?”   asked Steve.  “What?” Two-Bit was _____ “And ruin my rep?”
  5. When Johnny smiles before he dies, it’s because… a) he’s dying a hero. b) the greasers won the rumble. c) he wanted to die anyway. d) Dally was proud of him. e) he remembered a joke Pony made in the church.     f) NOTA

 

“Vocab, 5/9.”
     

  1. _____
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  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. We were very suspicious of the dark alley, so we were ______ when we approached it.
  6. A person who is _________ is probably not going to be a good friend, since he/she probably won’t be very reliable.
  7. The searchers _____(ed) the cave, looking for the lost hikers. (Bonus: What are cave explorers called?)
  8. The groovy little cabin was ______ and funky, but it wasn’t very comfortable.
  9. The teacher ______(ed) the use of notes on the test, so you better have studied.
  10. The root of this word means to touch. _____
  11. One reason that few people vote is because many are ______ about politics and government.
  12. Tom ______(ed) his system, looking for an ailment that might get him out of school.
  13. He ate a _____ number of hot dogs in the contest, so he won. (70 in 10 minutes. Including buns.)

 

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