Character/Scene
Matilda and Pierre take a "carriage". What is a carriage?
A type of transportation that is usually pulled by a horse.
"clutching" means (A) walking slowly (B) grabbing tightly (C) looking worn out
B. grabbing tightly
to express approval or admiration of
praise
Give a the translation for "drained".
agotado
Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word from Scenes 5–8: "After the long day of work, her hands were ________."
coarse
Matilda looks haggard at the end of scene 7 & 8. What does that mean?
It means she looks bad. She looks older, tired and worn out.
"unsavory" to its meaning: (A) pleasant (B) disagreeable (C) expensive
feeling of sadness, distress, disappointment
sorrow
Give the translation for "vibrant"
vibrante
Fill in: "He felt ________ when he saw the empty house after the fire." (choose from: aghast, vibrant, matching)
aghast
Hearing the price of the necklace to Pierre felt like hearing a "funeral bell". What does that mean?
It symbolizes something bad, like death.
"fickle" to its meaning: (A) changing quickly (B) brave (C) worn thin
A. changing quickly
the bottom part of your skull that holds your teeth
jaw
Give the translation for "hobbled"
"They had to ________ their steps to find the lost item." (choose: stroll, hobble, retrace)
retrace
Matilda and Pierre are facing "abject poverty". What does this mean?
It means that they are extremely poor.
"imitation" to its meaning: (A) fake / not real (B) full of life (C) torn and worn out
(A) fake / not real
to walk or move with difficulty
hobble
Give a translation for "coarse"
rough, hardened
"The shop sold an ________ necklace that looked real but was not."
imitation
Which character was described as "vibrant" in scene 8?
Jeanne Forestier
"abject poverty" to its meaning: (A) extreme poverty (B) small debt (C) comfortable living
(A) extreme poverty
money owed
debt
Give the translation for "stunning"
shocked
"Because they could not ________ the cost, they decided not to buy the dress."
afford