Mr. Fornnarino's Literature and Grammar Quiz for the Week of 10/10

After the broadcast, the public ________ like contented lunatics.
1. act
2. acts
3. acting
4. active
Like everything else there, the narrator’s trousers ________ rain-soaked.
1. is
2. are
3. be
4. been
Which of the following isn’t a collective noun?
1. jury
2. crew
3. ethics
4. family
Which of the following isn’t a noun that takes plural verbs but refers to one thing?
1. scissors
2. pliers
3. trousers
4. news
Why, according to Dill, did he run away?
1. His parents weren’t interested in him.
2. His parents grounded him.
3. His parents beat him.
4. His parents wanted to send him to Aunt Rachel’s.
How did Sam Levy make the Klan members feel ashamed?
1. He told them he’d babysat them.
2. He told them he’d sold them their sheets.
3. He told them that he went to church with them.
4. He told them that he knew their kids.
Why, according to Dill, hasn’t Boo Radley ever run off?
1. He’s chained up.
2. He loves the children.
3. He has nowhere to run.
4. He’s crippled.
Why does the mob congregate at the Maycomb jail?
1. They want to lynch Tom Robinson.
2. They want to beat up Atticus.
3. They want to set Tom Robinson free.
4. They want to leave food for Tom Robinson.
Why does Scout note that Alexandra fits into “Maycomb like a hand into a glove” (p.175)?
1. Alexandra knows when to wear gloves.
2. Alexandra has small hands.
3. Alexandra believes in the Maycomb caste system.
4. Alexandra has always lived in Maycomb.
Whom does Alexandra try to convince Atticus the family doesn’t need any more?
1. Cousin Joshua
2. herself (Alexandra)
3. Scout
4. Calpurnia
While Aunt Alexandra seems to be preoccupied with ____________, Atticus seems to be much more focused upon ______________.
1. the past; the present
2. the children, his career
3. life; death
4. justice; manners
DOL - Write the following sentence correctly:
the 3 doctors all of them foreigners decides to give a lecture on saturday but the news are not communicated
1. The three doctors all of them foreigners decides to give a lecture on Saturday but the news are not communicated.
2. The three doctors all of them foreigners decides to give a lecture on Saturday, but the news are not communicated.
3. The three doctors (all of them foreigners) decides to give a lecture on Saturday, but the news is not communicated.
4. The three doctors (all of them foreigners) decide to give a lecture on Saturday, but the news is not communicated.
What two things does Scout mention to Mr. Cunningham at the jail?
1. Scout mentions having Mr. Cunningham's son over for dinner one day and Mr. Cunningham's entailment.
2. Scout threatens to kick Mr. Cunningham and mentions he's a bad father.
3. Scout says it's too bad Mr. Cunningham is poor and mentions that he doesn't have to pay her father back.
4. Scout mentions Dill's arrival and the presence of many strangers at the jail.

Mr. Fornnarino's Literature and Grammar Quiz for 10/12/12