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  • audacity
    intelligence
    contempt
    smoothness
    boldness
  • Why is Squeaky so irritated by Cynthia Procter?
    Cynthia pretends that things come easily to her?
    Cynthia never needs to practice or study
    Cynthia is a better runner than Squeaky
    Cynthia makes fun of Raymond
  • rodeo
    a show or contest of cowboy skills
    to become highly skilled in something
    someone who entertains by not moving their lips
    to take care of something or someone
  • Where does the narrator conceal the corpse of the old man?
    in the attic above the old man's chamber
    under the floor of the old man's chamber
    under the tree behind the house
    in the pond behind the house
  • Which of the following happens last in the story?
    the narrator kills the old man
    the narrator shows the police where to find the body
    the narrator opens a small crevice in the lantern
    the narrators opens the door to the old man's chamber
  • dissimulated
    to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
    to annoy
    to choose as a representative or representatives
    to hide your true feelings or intentions
  • reputation
    to show or contest off cowboy skills
    to take care of something or someone
    the way other people see a person or thing
    someone who entertains people without moving their lips
  • What is an allusion?
    a way a writer makes something seem different than it is
    a quotation from a well-known writer
    a hint from an author to help you know what will happen
    a reference to something familiar in current events
  • subject
    a vehicle pulled by horses
    a show or contest off cowboy skills
    a long tube with mirrors fitted in a submarine
    likely to have
  • waning
    to disturb
    to choose as a representative or representatives
    to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
    to hide your true feelings or intentions
  • periscope
    to become highly skilled in something
    likely to have
    a long tube with mirrors used in submarines
    a person or child of unusual or marvelous talents
  • What is the "concrete jungle" that Squeaky's grandfather refers to?
    the sschool playground
    New York City
    Amsterdam Avenue
    the neighborhood park
  • What reason does the narrator give for murdering the old man?
    the old man frightens the neighbors
    the narrator hates he old man
    the old man's eye is like a vulture's
    the narrator wants the old man's gold
  • vex
    to annoy
    to choose as a representative or representatives
    to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
    to hide your true feelings or intentions
  • vehemently
    the act of using hand movements to add emphasis
    contempt
    passionately
    intelligence and good judgement
  • How do the police respond to the narrator's ranting and raving?
    they accuse him of murdering the old man
    they believe his story and leave the house
    they continue to chat pleasantly
    they ignore him because they think he is crazy
  • derision
    sophistication
    contempt
    intelligence and good judgement
    boldness
  • Why do Gretchen and Squeaky smile after the race?
    they are glad to see each other
    they have come to respect each other
    they see Raymond climb the fence
    they learn that they tied for first place in the race
  • suavity
    forcefully
    shamless impudence
    sophistification
    ridicule
  • stagecoach
    they way others see a person or thing
    a person or child of marvelous or unusual talents
    someone who entertains people by not moving their lips
    vehicle pulled by horses
  • grateful
    likely to have
    a person or child with unusual or marvelous talents
    feeling thankful for kindness or something pleasant
    a vehicle pulled by horses
  • What is the narrator trying to say at the beginning of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
    the old man is not dead
    he is not insane
    the police are at the door
    he is insane
  • master
    likely to have
    feeling thankful for kindness or something pleasing
    to become highly skilled in something
    a long tube with mirrors used in submarines
  • Why does the narrator confess to the police?
    he believes the murder will make him famous
    he thinks they know he killed the old man
    he regrets what he has done
    he wants to convince them he is sane
  • What will most likely happen to the narrator?
    he will move to a new house
    he will be arrested by the police
    he will become a police officer
    he will become good friends with the neighbor
  • gesticulations
    boldness
    intelligence or good judgement
    contempt
    the act of using hand movements to add emphasis
  • sagacity
    intelligence and good judgement
    passionately
    contempt
    boldness
  • What kind of person is Squeaky?
    funny
    lazy
    competitive
    dishonest
  • prodigy
    feeling thankful for kindness or something pleasing
    a vehicle pulled by horses
    a person or child with unusual or marvelous talents
    a long tube with mirrors used in submarines
  • Why do authors choose to write in dialect?
    dialect can add a lot of suspense to the plot
    dialect makes people easier to understand
    dialect always uses correct grammar
    dialect makes their characters seem more real
  • ventriloquist
    someone who entertains by speaking without moving lips
    the way others see a person or thing
    to take care of something or someone
    a show or contest of cowboy skills
  • minded
    to become highly skilled in something
    to take care of someone or something
    feeling thankful for kindness or something pleasing
    the way others see a person or thing
  • deputed
    to delegate authority or responsibility to another or others
    to annoy
    to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
    to hide your true feelings or intentions
  • What literary technique is used when someone says the opposite of what he or she means?
    dramatic irony
    paraphrasing
    verbal irony
    situational irony
  • Who is Raymond?
    Squeaky's brother
    Squeaky's teacher
    Squeaky's uncle
    Squeaky's dad
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