Test #27. Name:                                                                   Clicker:                Period:
RBC #1: ___/7  RBC #2: ___/10   SMYK:___/10

Vocab. a) tedious  b) abstain  c) vanity  d) furtive  e) spite  f) becoming  g) repent  h) swagger  i) intrepid  j) miscreant
  1. _____The root of this word meant “empty, without substance.”
  2. _____ The French roots of this root meant “to show contempt.”
  3. _____ The Latin roots of this word meant “not alarmed.”
  4. _____ The root of this word meant “theft.”
  5. _____ The root of this word meant “to disbelieve.”
  6. The factory work was repetitive and _____, but it was better than no job at all.
  7. The colonel who was drunk on duty was discharged from the Army for “conduct (un)_______ an officer.”
  8. "He worshiped this stranger with a _____ eye till he saw she had discovered him."
  9. It was Aunt Polly's _____ that made her think she was so sly when she really wasn't.
  10. Aunt Polly was amazed that Tom would be so ____ to  come see her before he was finished.
  11. (Lag Trip) What is the last stop before Laguna in the morning?  a) LOVR @ Descanso  b) LOVR @ Oceanaire  c) LOVR @ Rosita  d) LOVR @ Auto Parkway  e) NOTA
  12. (Lag Trip) If you were catching this bus at the LOVR and Diablo stop in the morning, about what time would have to be there to make sure you catch your bus?  a) 9:10  b) 9:00  c) 3:25  d) 9:05  e) NOTA
  13. (Lag Trip) What is the last stop of the day before the bus heads back to the Transit Center?  a) Santa Rosa @ Oak  b) Foothill @ Chorro  c) Foothill @ University Square  d) Santa Rosa @ Murray  e) NOTA
  14. (p374) The medicine is labeled for use in all these cases, except…  a) flu.  b) common cold  c) aches and pains  d) headache  e) It is labeled for all these.
  15. (p374) For up to how many days can this medicine be taken for a headache?  a) 1  b) 3  c) 10  d) 14  e) It doesn’t say.
  16. Why did Tom climb the fence instead of using the gate when he ran from Aunt Polly? (p16)  a) Because it was easier to get away that way.  b) Because it was faster to get away that way.  c) Because the gate was broken.  d) Because it was more fun that way.  e) So Aunt Polly couldn't follow him.   f) NOTA
  17. What does Tom say to the schoolmaster that makes him so angry? a) That he didn't care that he was late.  b) He makes up a stupid lie.  c) He says he stopped to talk to Huck.  d) He says his aunt made him late pulling his tooth.  e) He denies being late.   f) NOTA
  18. Why was Huck carrying a dead cat?  a) He wanted to trade it for something.  b) He was sad it was dead.  c) He was going to bury it.  d) He was going to use it to see if a superstition works.  e) NOTA
  19. What happens to Tom’s pulled tooth?  a) He saves it for the tooth fairy.  b) He trades it away.  c) He loses it.  d) Aunt Polly keeps it as a memory.  e) NOTA
  20. The word abashed (near the top of page 48) most nearly means...  a) excited  b) embarrassed  c) scared  d) angry  e) NOTA
  21. Becky was really angry about Tom writing "I love you" on his slate.  a) True  b) False
  22. The word jubilant (Last word of 2nd to last paragraph of chapter 6.) most nearly means...  a) hurting.   b) ecstatic.  c) worried.  d) regretful.  e) sad.  f) NOTA
  23. What was the rest of Tom's school day like after the scene with Becky?   a) He was so embarrassed he cut school at lunch.  b) He was so excited he messed everything up.   c) He was so excited he aced everything.   d) He got in trouble even more.  e) NOTA
  24. Tom Sawyer is written in...  a) 1st person   b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person
  25. We are in the ______ of the story.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution

Period One -- a) prestige  b) deprive  c) disheveled  d) suave  e) affectation  f) non sequitur  g) acute  h) prevalent  i) ideology  j) zealous
26. The root of this word was Latin for form or pattern. _____
27. His accent was a(n) _________; he wasn’t really from France.
28. “under the counter.” a) illegal b) legal c) bought with food coupons d) cheap e) expensive f) NOTA
29. What is one reason Artie says he became an artist? a) It was something he studied. b) He always read comics as a kid. c) So he wouldn’t have to compete with Vladek. d) It paid well. e) NOTA.
30. I love running in PE.  a) adjective   b) noun  c) verb  d) NOTA

Period 2 – a) potential  b) ambiguous  c) status  d) mature  e) valid  f) impact  g) savvy  h) asset  i) ironic
26. Being older doesn’t necessarily make you more emotionally _______.
27. Corvairs and madras shirts were _____ symbols for the Socs in 1967.
28. Have you stopped lying yet?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) NOTA
29. Millie felt scared as she thought about the test.   Verbs?  a) scared, thought  b) felt, scared  c) felt, thought  d) thought  e) NOTA
30. I climbed Mt. Cheese only to find that the view was disappointing.    Verbs?  a) climbed, view  b) climbed, find, view  c) climbed, view, was  d) climbed, find, was e) NOTA

Period 3 - a) forlorn  b) anachronism  c) infringe  d) indolent  e) scrupulous  f) haphazard  g) relinquish  h) reprieve  i) profound  j) exasperate
26. After a long battle with Barnes and Noble, the King finally ____(ed) his power to them.
27. Zeros have a much more _____ impact on your grade than a “regular” F.
28. Have you stopped lying yet?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) NOTA
29. Where are you going?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) NOTA
30. The llama studied since he didn’t know the book.   a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex

Period 5 – a) aloof b) elite c) elude d) incredulous e) contemptuous f) roguish g) gallant h) facade i) ironic j) asset
26. “Guess what I’ve been in jail for?” asked Dally, grinning ____(ly).
27. Her gentleness was a(n) _______ in her job as a veterinarian because she kept the animals calm.
28. Dally spat on the ground ______(ly) when he thought of what the Socs did to Johnny.
29. I love running in PE.  a) adjective   b) noun  c) verb  d) NOTA
30. Millie felt scared as she thought about the test.   Verbs?  a) scared, thought  b) felt, scared  c) felt, thought  d) thought  e) NOTA

Period 6 –  a) succumb  b) subsist  c) presumptuous  d) reproach  e) cathartic  f) frugal  g) cobble  h) futile  i) dissemble  j) ambivalent
26. The roots of this word meant “to bring low.” _____
27. This word’s roots meant “to bring back close.” _____
28. This word’s roots meant “leaky” and “pour.” _____
29. The llama studied since he didn’t know the book.   a) Simple  b) Compound  c) Complex
30. What is one reason Artie says he became an artist? a) It was something he studied. b) He always read comics as a kid. c) So he wouldn’t have to compete with Vladek. d) It paid well. e) NOTA.