I. Vocabulary

1. tradition

   1. the use of tricks

   2. the handing down of customs, beliefs, and tales

   3. the things that are sold

   4. a new way of doing something

2. official

   1. a decision made by someone who has the power to so

   2. a decision which is against the rules

   3. a decision made by someone without power

   4. a joke

3. addiction

   1. something that can be changed easily

   2. the process of adding

   3. the state of having a habit

   4. something that can be take away

4. extension

   1. making shorter

   2. taking charge

   3. making a mistake

   4. making longer

5. custodian

   1. someone who is in charge

   2. someone who climbs towers

   3. someone who uses bad words

   4. someone who does not take care

6. revoke

   1. to keep

   2. to clean

   3. to do away with

   4. to speak loudly

7. finalize

   1. to begin

   2. to take apart

   3. to put in finished form

   4. to cut

8. capacity

   1. power or ability

   2. inability

   3. light

   4. heavy

9. abolish

   1. to start

   2. to build on

   3. to clean well

   4. to put to an end

10. reassure

    1. to promise

    2. to comfort

    3. to cut

    4. to make sad

II. Multiple Choice

1. Holiday celebrations in the United States often

   1. ignore the importance of family.

   2. are centered around the family.

   3. are centered around work.

   4. are centered around animals.

2. National Adoption month is

   1. November

   2. December

   3. June

   4. March

3. The Webster's other daughter is

   1. older than Mary.

   2. younger than Mary.

   3. the same age as Mary.

   4. an adult.

4. Mary's birth mother

1. was too young to keep a baby.

2. had too many other children.

3. did not give up her claim to Mary.

4. had a drug addiction.

5. The judge

   1. told the Websters they must give Mary back to her birth mother.

   2. told the Websters they could be foster parents.

   3. said that the adoption was final.

   4. told the Websters they must wait for a year.