TEWWG Ch.5-8 Quiz

Match the following

• person making a speech

• boisterous

• rowdy, noisy

• promontory

• rock that sticks into a body of water

• ponderous

• having a round body

• portly

• too heavy to be able to move quickly

• 
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Match the following

• speech of praise

• indignant

• feeling angry about something that unfai

• eulogy

• not paying attention

• oblivious

• easily annoyed

• hyperbole

• an exaggerated statement

• fractious

Match the following

• a lot of boldness

• surly

• to show sympathy

• commiserate

• easily seen, understood, or felt

• tangible

• not easily convinced

  
  

• temerity

• bad-tempered

• incredulous

Match the following

• not caring one way or the other

• discomfit

• brave or courageous

• gallant

• without shame

• indifferent

• to spread or extend

• distend

• to make someone feel uncomfortable

• brazen

What did the author mean by “The bed was no longer a daisy-field for her and Joe to play in”?

• their love was gone

• they needed some time apart

• the bed was too old to sleep in

• there were daisy flowers that covered their bed

Why does Starks buy the mule from Matt Bonner?

• because he needs a strong animal to help with his work

• he wanted to put the mule down himself

• he wanted to show the town and Janie he was a good man

• He wanted a good pet

Why is Janie having such a hard time managing the store?

• She has a hard time doing math

• she keeps breaking things

• She is afraid of robbers

• She doesn't know how to talk to customers

What does Joe die from?

• Janie poisons him

• Kidney Failure

• old age

• he gets trampled by the mule

What is symbolic about Janie's head rag?

• it hides her beauty

• it represents her freedom

• it represents her fashion taste

• it shows what the women in town have to wear

When do we first see Joe's true nature?

• When he hits Janie for speaking up

• When he buys the mule from Bonner

• When he tells the town Janie isn't allowed to give a speech

• When he makes he take over the store