Wednesday, 4/21/10
Warm Up. Copy, and fill in the blank with the appropriate academic word. Use your pretest to help you. Exempt? Just write the answer. (You may partner up, but only if you don't change locations.)
  1. The sun has many bad _________(s) on your skin.   (Don't use impact.)
  2. I would recognize his ____(ive) voice anywhere.
  3. Try to ______ the structure of your sentences, so they don't all sound the same.
  4. He didn't realize the great ___ of his small action.  (Don't use effect.)
  5. The Boy Scouts teach you to be _______(ful).
  6. The house was ______(ed) by fire before the firemen arrived.  (Don't use impact or affect.)
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
  1. Aunt Polly ____(ly) watched the bottle of Painkiller to make sure Tom was taking it.  a) rebuke  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) repulsive
  2. Tom _________(ed) around in his sleep as he dreamed of being chased. a) dire  b) pervade  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) writhe
  3. Kendra's huge earrings were too __________ for the funeral. a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) repulsive  d) rebuke  e) vagrant
  4. A real love of learning ________(ed) the enthusiastic teacher's classroom.  a) dire  b) pervade  c) prophecy  d) miscreant  e) writhe
  5. In her soliloquy on p2, Aunt Polly _________(s) herself for not being strict enough with Tom.  a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) repulsive  d) rebuke  e) vagrant
  6. "For plainly this ______ had sold himself to Satan and it would be fatal" to mess with him.  a) dire  b) pervade  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) writhe
  7. According to Tom's superstition, a stray dog's howl is a ________  ________ of death.  a) repulsive vagrant  b) clandestine miscreant  c) dire prophecy  d) dire miscreant  e) repulsive pervade
  8. The _______ (and smelly) _______ was last seen confronting people and begging for money outside the liquor store. a) repulsive, vagrant  b) clandestine, miscreant  c) dire, prophecy  d) dire, miscreant  e) clandestine, pervade
  9. There was an all-________(ing) gloom in the graveyard, that made the boys fearful.  a) dire  b) pervade  c) rebuke  d) miscreant  e) prophecy
  10. The origin of this word means to push away.  a) rebuke  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) repulsive
  11. Cian waved the white clicker around rather _______(ly), eager to let everyone know he had it for the week.  a) dire  b) ostentatious  c) repulsive  d) rebuke  e) vagrant
  12. Some people's grades are in a _________ situation, and those people are in danger of not passing.  a) rebuke  b) dire  c) ostentatious  d) clandestine  e) pervading
Tom Sawyer 11/12
  1. When Injun Joe tells his version of the events in the graveyard, Tom and Huck are amazed that something doesn't happen. What? a) He is not called a liar.  b) They don't arrest him.  c) He isn't hit by lightning.   d) He doesn't run.  e) None of the above.
  2. What do they think the reason behind this is? a) God feels sorry for him.  b) The villagers feel sorry for him.  c) He "bewitched" them into believing.  d) He sold his soul to the 'Ol Scratch.  e) None of the above.
  3. "They inwardly resolved to watch him, nights, when the opportunity should offer, in the hope of getting a glimpse of his dread master." (p79) Translation?  a) They promise themselves they will hide from Injun Joe, especially at night.  b) They promise themselves they will watch Injun Joe at night for clues, so they can free Muff without having to tell on Joe directly.  c) They think to themselves how lucky they are that Joe didn't see them, and vow to stay clear of him, especially at night, when he could be around.  d) They promise themselves they will watch Injun Joe at night whenever they can, and with any luck, they will get to see the Devil.  e) None of the above.
  4. "It's blood, it's blood, that's what it is!"  This is...  a) Tom, swearing not to tell about Injun Joe.  b) Sid, telling Tom what he heard Tom say in his sleep.  c) Huck, worried that Injun Joe will kill them if he finds out.  d) Tom, telling the sheriff what he saw in the graveyard. e) None of the above.
  5. How does Tom try to ease his conscience about Muff's situation?  a) By telling himself he would die if he told.  b) By bringing Muff things in jail.  c) By telling himself he will find a way to tell without Injun Joe knowing.  d) By telling himself it's not his fault.  e) None of the above.
  6. This picture had the caption, "Injun Joe's Two Victims." Who are the two victims? a) Tom and Huck.  b) Doc Robinson and Hoss Williams.  c) Muff Potter and Hoss Williams.  d) Doc Robinson and Muff Potter.  e) NOTA
  7. Why did Aunt Polly think Tom had been taking the Painkiller all that time? a) He told her he was taking it. b) She was watching the level of the medicine in the bottle. c) She watched him take it a few times, and then just assumed he was still taking it. d) None of the above.
  8. What was he really doing with it?  a) Giving it to the cat the whole time. b) Dumping it out the window.  c) Putting it in the flowers' water. d) Dumping it down a crack in the floor. e) None of the above.
  9. "Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd 'a burnt him one herself!" Who's he? a) Peter. b) Tom. c) Injun Joe. d) Sid. e) Huck.
  10. "Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd 'a burnt him one herself!" What does "burnt him one" mean?  a) Lit him on fire. b) Spanked him. c) Punished him by making him chop wood and make the fire. d) Given him the Painkiller. e)  None of the above.
  11. What does Tom do when Becky finally comes back to school?  a) Runs over and says hi. b) Ignores her, because they're still fighting. c) Tries to kiss her. d) Brings her a gift. e) Starts showing off.
  12. She responds to this very coldly.  a) True.  b) False