Of Teachers & Tests
I can read you like this 2-word term for an exam in which students are allowed to consult notes & texts
An Open Book
Harrison Ford plays John Thornton, rescuer of sled dog Buck, in the 2020 adaptation of this Jack London novel
The Call of the Wild
In 1986 she had a Top 10 hit with the title track to her "True Blue" album
Madonna
If you're all set, this guy is "your uncle"--perhaps Mr. Ross or Mr. Saget
Bob
Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great America was the world's first inverted, outside-looping one of these rides
Roller Coaster
Doctoral students write dissertations; a master's degree usually requires one of these, from the Greek for "proposition"
A Thesis
Meryl Streep brought to life Miranda Priestly, magazine editor & the boss from hell, in this movie based on a bestseller
The Devil Wears Prada
Isabella Rossellini sings this song in the 1986 David Lynch film of the same name
Blue Velvet
"I'll put" this kitchen item on, perhaps for some Earl Grey
The Kettle
At the Grammys from the Staples Center in 2020, Alicia Keys said, "We are... heartbroken in The House That" this Laker "Built"
Kobe Bryant
We'll gamble you know that this word for an exam supervisor once meant a Roman governor
A Proctor
When "One Shot" by Lee Child came to the big screen, it was named this, after the main character
Jack Reacher
That Dishwalla song from the '90s that says, "Tell me all your thoughts on god" is actually titled "Counting Blue" these
Cars
"One man's meat is another man's" this, like a fumigant
Poison
This tiny 4-letter green plant covers forest floors; what's called this on the north side of trees is often actually algae
Moss
An experienced teacher who helps guide a new teacher; also, the name of a guide in the "Odyssey"
A Mentor
Michael B. Jordan played lawyer Bryan Stevenson & he was wrongly convicted death row inmate Walter McMillian in 2019's "Just Mercy"
Jaime Foxx
In a 1984 top 10 hit, he "Just met a girl named Blue Jean"
David Bowie
William Congreve wrote, do this "in haste, repent at leisure"
Marry
The female of this animal named for an Australian island gives birth to 20-40 joeys but only 4 survive
Tasmanian Devil
This synonym of proficiency describes a type of learning that allows students to progress at the rate at which they master skills
Competency
Just like the second book about this British diarist, the second film about her was subtitled "The Edge of Reason"
Bridget Jones
E.L.O. asked this title guy, "Tell us why you had to hide away for so long... where did we go wrong?"
Mr. Blue Sky
This fruit "-shaped" means things have gone very, very wrong
Pear-Shaped
President Carter's executive orders 12127 & 12148 set up this agency that's ready for disaster
FEMA