of mice and men chapter 6

Now that it's over, what are your impressions of "Of Mice and Men?"

• I enjoyed it!

• I didn't like it

• It was OK...

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monotonous (adjective)

• to do in a manner of hostility and anger

• dull and repetitive

• covered in spots and splotches of color

• in an attentive or obedient manner

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If you were moving your head in a periscope like fashion, what would you be doing?

• "rolling" your head in a circle-like motion

• moving your head from left to right and back again to investigate/look at things

• pressing your chin down to your chest and holding it there so you can only look down at your feet

• nodding your head up and down very fast without stopping

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What does the word "scoff" mean?

• To laugh at with contempt and derision

• A noise one makes that is similar to the sound of a cough.

• To gesticulate, wildly

• Scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something

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Monotonous is ______________ that means ____________.

• an adjective / repetitive and boring

• an adjective / stimulating and exciting

• a verb / speaking slowly

• a verb / speaking quickly

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lance (verb)

• move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

• to answer back with wit or anger after an accusation

• special importance or prominence for something

• in an attentive or obedient manner

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Which of the following nouns is the BEST synonym for "heron"?

• buffalo

• seagull

• snake

• horse

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Which word means, "to walk in an emphatic or exaggerated way"?

• Deliberately

• Relish

• Flounce

• Abruptly

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In Chapter 6, what does it mean when a bird is described as having a "silent head and beak lanced down"?

• It means the beak of the bird was like a long weapon going after its prey

• it means the beak of the bird was curved like a boomerang making it helpless

• it means the beak of the bird was short

• it means the beak of the bird had a white pattern that pointed downward

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Choose the scenario below that would MOST LIKELY cause you to move "woodenly".

• Your muscles are stiff because you didn't stretch before going on a long run

• You just got new shoes and they make you feel cool and excited for school

• You watched a scary movie with friends

• You took a nap before dance class and feel energized

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