Grade 6 – Study your Latin vocabulary and endings for a quiz. If the final draft of your paper on patriotism has not yet been turned in, be ready to do so. Read Chapter XIV, “The Treasure” in The Count of Monte Cristo aloud to an adult and have them sign your reading log. Answer the following study questions:
1. Describe the story of Pope Alexander VI and Count Spada.
2. How did Faria come to have possession of the will?
Grade 7 - Study your Latin vocabulary and endings for a quiz. Your political cartoon is due. Write a page describing Sir Bindon Blood (see Chap. X in My Early Life). Who was he? What was his history? Why was he good at relating to tribesmen in India? Read aloud 20 minutes to an adult and have them sign your reading log.
Grade 8 - Study your Latin vocabulary and endings for a quiz. Read Chaps. 17 and 18 in Pride and Prejudice aloud to an adult and have them sign your reading log. Chapter 15 and 16 in Pride and Prejudice introduce George Wickham. Answer the following study questions in complete sentences:
Chapter 15
1. Who is Wickham? What is his occupation and social position?
2. In this novel which frequently draws attention to appearances and how appearances can be deceptive, how would you describe Mr. Wickham's appearance? 3. The Bennet sisters, including Elizabeth, are initially attracted to Wickham. What is it about Mr. Wickham that attracts them?
4. When Mr. Wickham and Mr. Darcy happen to meet in Meryton, how do the two men respond to each other?
Chapter 16
1. Mr. Wickham explains his troubled relationship with Darcy. What is the relationship between the two men, according to Wickham?
2. What does Wickham claim that Darcy has done to him?
3. How does Elizabeth respond to Wickham's account of his past experiences with Darcy?
4. Jane's response to Wickham’s account differs from Elizabeth's. How does Jane respond?
5. From Wickham Elizabeth also learns of Darcy's relationship with Lady Catherine. What is that relationship?
