to the bears.

11. Anybody who is interested in boats (A. needs, B. need) to know how to swim.

12. Everyone in Ms. Gobel’s classes (A. like, B. likes) her.

13. Most of the students (A. prefers, B. prefer) to go to Paris.

14. Some of these shirts (A. costs, B. cost) eighteen dollars.

15. Several in the eighth grade (A. wants, B. want) to have a class picnic in the spring.

16. Everyone in this group (A. has, B. have) a very definite preference.

17. Both of the maples in our front yard (A. turns, B. turn) red in the fall.

Part C. In the following paragraph, choose the correct form of the italicized verbs in parentheses.

EXAMPLE The Roman god of travel [1] (A. was, B. were) Mercury.

Part D. Comprehension "Brer Possum’s Dilemma" Pg. 452

____ 28. Which of the following events shows how kindhearted Brer Possum is?

a. He hangs by his tail and sleeps in trees at night.
b. He thinks of a way to avoid being bitten by Brer Snake.
c. He argues with Brer Snake before the snake bites him.
d. He frees Brer Snake from the hole and tries to warm him.

____ 29. If Brer Possum knows how mean Brer Snake is, why does he put the snake into his pocket?

a. It is actually Brer Snake’s cousin who is mean.
b. Brer Snake looks too pitiful to be mean.
c. Brer Snake’s false teeth are in the hole.
d. He has taped Brer Snake’s mouth shut.

____ 30. Brer Snake asks Brer Possum for help three different times.  How is Brer Possum’s response different the last time?

a. He doesn’t ask the advice of Brer Jack Rabbit.
b. He doesn’t take the time to think of another way to help Brer Snake.
c. He leaves Brer Snake because Brer Possum is late for a party.
d. He ignores Brer Snake the last time.

____ 31. The folk tale is called “Brer Possum’s Dilemma,” but Brer Snake is facing a difficult problem as well.  What is Brer Snake’s difficult problem?

a. Brer Snake must bite Brer Possum before Brer Possum bites him.
b. He hates biting other animals, but he has to defend himself.
c. He wants to stay in the hole, but Brer Possum drags him out of it.
d. Brer Snake must convince Brer Possum that he is harmless.

a. warmhearted and intelligent
b. convincing and clever
c. quick to anger and agile
d. truthful and cuddly

a. reckon, throwed, a-runnin’
b. hole, tree, stick
c. stretched, hissed, thought
d. weak, slick, cold

____ 34. A writer uses dialect in a story because he or she wants

a. the story to appear more complicated
b. the voices of the people in the story to be more realistic and effective
c. the words of one character separated from the words of another
d. the words of the people to be realistic when they are angry

Reading Comprehension  "The Gettysburg Address" Pg. 622

Select the letter of the best answer to each of the following items.

____ 35. What year is “Four score and seven years ago”?

a. 1776  b. 1796  c. 1800  d. 1866

____ 36. The occasion of the Gettysburg Address is the

a. winning of the Civil War
b. dedication of a military cemetery
c. winning of a great battle
d. death of President Lincoln

____ 37. Lincoln’s speech is noted because of its

a. poetic qualities
b. vision of American democracy
c. extra length
d. end rhyme

____ 38. Lincoln’s underlying purpose in the Gettysburg Address is to

a. dedicate the cemetery
b. lash out at the rebelling states
c. proclaim emancipation for enslaved people
d. renew his audience’s faith in their cause

____ 39. The way Lincoln organizes his speech helps emphasize

a. that he does not think what happened at Gettysburg is important
b. how the United States has changed in the years since its founding
c. how the United States will change in the years after the Civil War
d. the common threads in the country’s past, its present, and its future

____ 40. Lincoln challenges his listeners to

a. defy the Constitution of the United States
b. keep the country unified
c. give up the war and return home
d. demand that the Union be split

____ 41. The fact that Lincoln says, “The world will little note nor long remember what we say here . . .” in reference to the Gettysburg Address is

a. autobiographical  b. allusive  c. ironic  d. narrative

Comprehension "The Ransom of Red Chief" Pg 481

Select the letter of the best answer to each of the following items.

____ 42. What is Johnny doing when Sam and Bill first see him?

a. He is trying to scalp Bill with a knife.
b. He is trying to get away from his father.
c. He is talking about Amos Murray’s six toes.
d. He is throwing rocks at a kitten.

____ 43. Who is telling the story?

a. Mr. Dorset, Johnny’s father, is telling the story.
b. Johnny—Red Chief—is telling the story.
c. Sam, one of the kidnappers, is telling the story.
d. Bill, one of the kidnappers, is telling the story.

____ 44. Bill and Sam plan to use the ransom money to

a. buy a new home
b. outfit themselves for a cruise
c. pull off a fraudulent land deal
d. pay medical bills for Sam’s wife

____ 45. After Johnny’s attempt to scalp Bill, Sam is unable to sleep because he is

a. afraid of wild animals
b. afraid the campfire will go out
c. afraid of being burned at sunrise
d. hungry and cold

____ 46. Bill and Sam begin to have difficulty with their “victim”

a. when they meet Johnny on the street
b. as they arrive at the cave
c. when Johnny threatens to burn them at the stake
d. after they send a letter to Johnny’s parents

____ 47. Considering the actions of Bill and Sam after they return Johnny to Mr. Dorset, they will probably

a. take Johnny bear hunting
b. return to visit Mr. Dorset
c. remember Johnny fondly
d. never try the same kind of scheme again

____ 48. Based on their treatment of Johnny during the kidnapping, Bill and Sam seem

a. to know nothing about kidnapping or little boys
b. aware of U.S. history
c. to enjoy camping in caves
d. to be afraid to use knives

____ 49. Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

a. Mr. Dorset wants the kidnappers to pay him to take Johnny back.
b. Sam hides in a tree and waits for the ransom to be delivered.
c. Sam and Bill decide to ask Mr. Dorset for a ransom of two thousand dollars.
d. The men at the Poplar Grove store talk about the Dorset kidnapping.

____ 50. In which of the following scenes does O. Henry use dramatic irony?

a. Bill is hit by a rock thrown from Johnny’s slingshot.
b. The kidnappers lower the amount of their ransom demand.
c. Mr. Dorset holds Johnny while Sam and Bill run away.
d. Bill doesn’t know Johnny has followed him back to camp.

Part E. Vocabulary

Match the definition on the left with the Word to Own on the right.

____ 1A. fit to eat                                                                                 a. renegade
____ 2A. suggested plan                                                                       b. palatable
____ 3A. in a sneaky way                                                                     c. somnolent
____ 4A. allowing no debate                                                                 d. diatribe
____ 5A. traitor                                                                                    e. peremptory
____ 6A. natural tendencies                                                                  a. proclivities
____ 7A. drowsy                                                                                  b. acceded
____ 8A. indescribable                                                                         c. proposition
____ 9A. gave in; consented                                                                 d. surreptitiously
____ 10A. harsh, abusive criticism                                                        e. ineffable