Vocabulary.

1. willing : begrudging :: alert : _______  a) begrudge  b) audacious  c) commence  d) surfeit  e) stupefied
2. moderation : gluttony :: shortage : ___ a) stupor  b) surfeit  c) begrudging  d) compliant  e) gluttony
3. When it comes to pizza, I am a bit of a ____.  a) surfeit  b) stupefied  c) compliant  d) glut  e) glutton
4. He paid the Popple only after being forced to, and even then he did it __(ly), grumbling the whole time.  a) compliant  b) begrudging  c) audacious  d) frail  e) gluttony
5. There was a ____ of volunteers to draw on the ShmartBoard.  a) stupefied  b) gluttony  c) surfeit  d) frail  e) begrudge
6. After the incident in the park, Ponyboy was ______ for a while, until regained his senses. a) stupefied  b) gluttoned  c) surfeited  d) begrudging  e) NOTA

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   S/V Agreement. Skip if you earned a 10/10 yesterday.
7. He have lectured more than once on the topic of metamorphosis.  a) agree  b) disagree
8. His examples has been caterpillars turning into butterflies and tadpoles turning into frogs.  a) agree  b) disagree
9. He gets pretty excited about tadpoles.  a) agree  b) disagree
10. Actually, the metamorphosis is amazing.  a) agree  b) disagree
11. One week the animals are breathing with gills like fish; the next week they have lungs like us.  a) agree  b) disagree
12. Even the dedicated beach goers wants another visit to the swamp this fall.  a) agree  b) disagree

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    Alyce.
13. What prompted Alyce's first cry?  a) When she couldn't find Edward.  b) When the cook said they looked like twins.  c) When Edward first hugged her.  d) When the carpenter's assistant said Edward might have been eaten by a goat.  e) NOTA
14. What prompted Alyce's first laugh?  a) The sheep knocking her down.  b) Delivering the merchant's wife's baby.  c) A story Edward told her.  d) The fact that the merchant thought his wife had a stomach worm.  e) NOTA
15. The part of the story where Alyce is considering all her various career options would be considered part of the ________.  a) climax  b) rising action  c) falling action  d) resolution  e) exposition
16. The part of the story where Alyce delivers the merchant's wife's baby would be considered part of the ________. a) climax  b) rising action  c) falling action  d) resolution  e) exposition
17. Why won't the midwife at first take Alyce back?  a) She's still mad that Alyce left.  b) She's still afraid that Alyce will steal her mothers.  c) She's playing a trick on Alyce.  d) She wants Alyce to prove she won't give up.  e) She wants Alyce to apologize.
18. One of the main themes of The Midwife's Apprentice is... a) Life sucks and then you die.  b) You must have confidence and persistence in order to succeed. c) You must work harder.  d) Life is hard, but it's worth it. e) Love is all you need.