In "The Crucible", who was the first character to be accused of witchcraft?
Mary Warren
Sarah Goode
Tituba
Elizabeth Proctor
The NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens, are named in honor of this author.
Frederick Douglass
Mark Twain
Washington Irving
Edgar Allan Poe
Which sentence is written in Progressive Tense?
Before you arrived, I had cleaned my room.
I am cleaning my room now.
I have been cleaning my room for an hour.
I have cleaned my room.
Which word is the antecedent in this sentence? Chelsea cleaned her room and finished her homework before going to the movies.
before
to
cleaned
Chelsea
Which sentence uses a colon INCORRECTLY?
Bob is allergic to the following: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to these things: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to two things: flowers and kittens.
In what Missouri Town was Mark Twain born?
Hannibal
Licking
Columbia
Florida
What is Mark Twain's actual name?
Orion Hicks
Horace Bixby
Jim Smiley
Samuel Clemens
As a riverboat term, what does the name "Mark Twain" mean?
drop anchor
4 miles
2 fathoms
2 feet deep
Which sentence contains a vague pronoun?
Molly was hungry, so she baked a pie.
Molly and Kate were hungry, so she baked a pie.
Molly and Kate were hungry, so they baked a pie.
Finish the Mark Twain epigram: "Never let schooling interfere with your ___."
life
love life
education
intelligence
Which of the following was NOT one of Mark Twain's advice to youth?
Always obey your parents, when they are present.
Be very careful about lying; instead, tell the truth.
Never handle firearms carelessly.
Go to bed early, get up early--this is wise.
Which sentence is correct?
I already left for school.
I am already to leave for school.
Which sentence is correct?
I turned my homework into the teacher.
I jumped into the pool.
Which sentence is correct?
Did you get any farther in to your book?
She ran farther down the path.
