Name: ____________________________________________________
PART 1: FILL IN ALL VOCABULARY AND CIRCLE THE CORRECT SPELLING
Harold Review 2
(48 points)
jaunty
circulated
lament
sneered
supplicating
nags
quivered
apprehension
dashing
bespectacled
expounded
shrew
attire
stoutness
interjected
converged
lounged
adjusted
qualms
capitulated
rasped
reiterated
queried
beseeched
aloof
harridans
“Well, Gnarly, my mom and dad are getting divorced and are fighting over me,” Harold said with a
__________________________ .
“My big, ______________________ brother in college, who my family thinks is God’s gifts to parents,
___________________________ me about my grades,” he continued.
“Oh, poor you! I know / no what you mean. I have a sibling just like that who drives me crazy,” sad/ / sed/
said Gnarly.
“My dad is busy with his own new life, and my mom thinks I’m an/a infant. She’s a real _____________
about good / well grades, two/ too/ to,” Harold moaned, “and I always do good / well.”
“I know what you mean,” Gnarly _________________________. “Even if I do good / well, I can never do
good / well enough to suit my mom, with whom I argue a lot / alot.”
As the weeks wore on, Harold _______________________________ to New Egypt Middle School and its /
it’s terrible, nagging _______________________ who where / we’re / were called teachers. Conan and his “hip”
crowd made occasional fun of Harold and Gnarly while classy Cassandra and her friends remained
____________________.
One day a rumor __________________________ around Mrs. Aridity’s classroom, and everyone / every
one couldn’t weight / wait for class to end.
When class was finally over, the popular students ______________________ in the hallway.
“Awesome,” said Conan, “Belinda is going two/ too/ to throw one of her incredible parties,” he
_______________________________ . “Everyone, even Gnarly and that ______________________________,
weirdo friend of his, is invited, and my friends and I are going,” Conan added.
“Hey, Gnarly, are you going two/ too/ to go?” ________________________________ Harold when he
heard the news.
“Yes, I think I will. Well, how about you, Harold?” asked Gnarly in a _______________________________
voice.
“No, I’m afraid they’ll make fun of my ______________________________ and my glasses,” said Harold.
“They always do,” ____________________________________ Gnarly. “Aw, come on, Harold,”
he__________________________________________ . “I don’t want to go alone into that pool of piranhas, but I
do want to go.”
“Okay, I’ll go, Gnarly,” ____________________________ hapless, corpulent Harold.
However, the next Saturday, Harold and Gnarly were filled with ______________________________ as
they got dressed for the party. Attempting to pull up his only stylish pair of pants, Harold felt
_____________________ about his decision to attend the party, and his hole/ whole body
__________________________________.
When Harold,___________________________ in his good slacks, and chubby Gnarly arrived at Belinda’s
parents’ house, the party was already in full swing. Everyone was there / their / they’re in his or her best
___________________________, except Conan who wore his best, holey jeans which had been cut with knives for
affect / effect.
Conan, smoking cigarettes to look cool, _____________________________ against a wall among all his
“cool” friends.
“Hey, let’s/ lets get out of here before we go any farther,” Harold ___________________________ in
Gnarly’s left ear.
“No, the hole/ whole group is here / hear and we’re / were / where going to stick it out,” reiterated
Gnarly.
“Well, look whose / who’s here!” ______________________________ Conan to his friends. “It’s / Its the
obese creep and the four-eyed weirdo.”
Just then Harold spied Cassandra who was sitting on the couch, chattering to another classy girl.
PART 2: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STORY’S VOCABULARY
jaunty
circulated
lament
sneered
supplicating
nags
quivered
apprehension
dashing
bespectacled
expounded
shrew
attire
stoutness
interjected
converged
lounged
adjusted
qualms
capitulated
rasped
reiterated
queried
beseeched
aloof
harridans
List at least five words the author has used instead of the word “said.” Add at least five of your own. Why
would an author choose to use these words? (10 points)
What two vocabulary words mean the same/synonyms for a nagging woman? ( 2 points)
What two vocabulary words mean the same/synonyms for looking good? ( 2 points)
What two vocabulary words would indicate a character is nervous? (2 points)
Write a sentence for any 2 words. ( 4 points)
Part C: Literature and Grammar questions
A protagonist is the main character of a story. ___________________ is the protagonist in this story. An antagonist
is also a main character but usually works against the hero or protagonist. ____________________ is the
antagonist in this story. (2 points)
Think of another book. movie or tv showWho is the protagonist? (2 points)
Who is the antagonist? (2 points)
A conflict is a problem. The conflict can be person vs person, person vs self, person vs society, person vs nature.
Describe at least two conflicts in our Harold story. ( 6 points)
Add “quotation marks” around the dialogue from The Outsiders (pg. 57) (80 points) :
You really killed him, huh Johnny? Ponyboy said.
Yeah. His voice quavered slightly. I had to. They were drowning you, Pony. They might have killed you. And
they had a blade… they were gonna beat me up…
Like… - I swallowed- like they did before?
Johnny was quiet for a minute. Yeah, he said, like they did before.