1ST SEMESTER MIDTERM

Question 0

Cherry Valance ——— Soc communication with the greasers

Answer 0

spearheads

Question 1

PONYBOY DISPLAYS A TYPE OF —— toward his everyday troubles

Answer 1

ennui

Question 2

the switchblade —— whoever carries it

Answer 2

empowers

Question 3

the murder of a Soc at the fountain is —–

Answer 3

accidental

Question 4

sodapop feels —— by his brothers constant quarrels

Answer 4

comprised

Question 5

Darry plays the roll of ——— in his family

Answer 5

patriarch

Question 6

the greasers are ——– by society

Answer 6

marginalized

Question 7

Johnny Cade is one of the more —— characters

Answer 7

sensitive

Question 8

the socs are ——- to the greasers poverty

Answer 8

indifferent

Question 9

dallys life especially is —–

Answer 9

chaotic

Question 10

the sows head is an important —— in the story

Answer 10

symbol

Question 11

the boulder that kills piggy is —— in setting up the ending

Answer 11

vital

Question 12

membership in the choir speaks to the —- of the boys old world

Answer 12

civilization

Question 13

the dead parachutist is intially —— by the boys

Answer 13

misinterpreted

Question 14

the britishj officer finds a —— population on the island

Answer 14

remorseful

Question 15

the plane carrying the boys serves as a mental —– to their previous existense

Answer 15

portal

Question 16

simons death serves as a —— for the rest of the story

Answer 16

catalyst

Question 17

the chaos that unfolds throughout the book demonstrates mans inherent ——

Answer 17

tribalism

Question 18

the setting of the island sees the children —– from the outside world

Answer 18

isolated

Question 19

roger is —- of pure evil

Answer 19

emblematic

Question 20

nuclear war is the —- of the story

Answer 20

backdrop

Question 21

piggys insistance makes his character —–

Answer 21

grounded

Question 22

sam and erics relationship is ——-

Answer 22

symbiotic

Question 23

the littleuns are an easily —– bunch

Answer 23

malleable

Question 24

jacks leadership qualities make him —–

Answer 24

decisive

Question 25

the woman’s eventual willingness to take responsibility for her actions is —–

Answer 25

admirable

Question 26

the husbands willingness to endure his wifes slights shows that he is ——-

Answer 26

stoic

Question 27

the woman’s misguided attempts to present herself as wealthy show how —- greed can be

Answer 27

futile

Question 28

the woman’s desire for finer things is —– to her relationship with her husband

Answer 28

detremental

Question 29

the search for the lost broche is a —– of all that is wrong with the couples relationship

Answer 29

microchasm

Question 30

santiago highly values the —— of the deep sea

Answer 30

solitude

Question 31

manolin is —— his fathers wishes by fishing with santiago

Answer 31

contradicting

Question 32

in santiago’s view the marlin is a —– creature

Answer 32

majestic

Question 33

the townspeople are —– of santiagos fishing prowess

Answer 33

dismissive

Question 34

santiago’s willingness to endure pain is a —– to his humble origins

Answer 34

testimate

Question 35

doodles brother is —— in his death

Answer 35

complicit

Question 36

teaching doodle to walk —– the boys everyday existence

Answer 36

liberates

Question 37

the coffin is —– to the early part of the story

Answer 37

integral

Question 38

the fact that doodle dies in the same curled up position as the ibis is —-

Answer 38

poignant

Question 39

old woman swamp serves as —- for the boys

Answer 39

sanctuary