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Vocabulary
Vocabulary in Action
True or False?
Potpourri
100
The reason Ethan married Zeena.
What is he was lonely?
100
Accustomed to sit or rest a great deal
What is sedentary?
100
Harry Potter lives a ___________ lifestyle before he goes to Hogwarts, since the Dursleys only give him hand-me-downs and never anything of his own.
What is meager?
100
It is Mattie's idea to commit suicide together, and Ethan agrees, but only if she agrees to sit behind him
TRUE.
100
Mattie's plan works out perfectly and Ethan and Mattie are able to die together in peace.
FALSE. Ethan + Mattie = smashed up and stuck with Zeena forever.
200
The number of years since the smash-up at the beginning of the story.
What is 24?
200
To reprove or scold
What is admonish?
200
Christian Bale is known for committing to his acting roles, even to the point of endangering his health, since he has gotten really fit and muscular for roles like Batman, and very skeletal or ___________ for others.
What is gaunt?
200
Ethan greatly upset Mattie when he broke Zeena's prized red pickle dish.
FALSE. Mattie is upset when the CAT breaks Zeena's pickle dish.
200
Deficient in quality or quantity.
What is meager?
300
What Ethan says when he can't think of the right words to express his feelings to Mattie.
What is "come along"?
300
The ability to express oneself effectively and clearly
What is eloquence?
300
Emotions are not ________________ , but sometimes they feel so strong it's almost as though they can be felt or seen.
What is tangible?
300
Zeena never suspects that Ethan is in love with Mattie, and trusts them to be alone together.
FALSE. Zeena SUSPECTS Ethan loves Mattie because he SHAVES EVERYDAY.
300
The reason Ethan withdraws from college.
What is his father dies?
400
The place both the narrator and Ethan have been.
What is Florida?
400
Shameless boldness.
What is audacity?
400
Sometimes a person's shyness makes him or her _________________when asked to speak in front of large groups of people.
What is inarticulate?
400
.Ethan Frome hates walking Mattie home because it is so late and a terribly harsh winter.
FALSE. Ethan LOVES walking Mattie home because she LISTENS to him and can RELATE to him.
400
Ethan would never have married Zeena if
...it had been spring.
500
Two places Ethan and Mattie go instead of to the train station.
What is Shadow Pond and the coasting hill?
500
Repressing emotion
What is stoicism?
500
Bullies express _____________ for their targets, which hurts feelings and can cause major emotional stress.
What is derision?
500
Ethan and Mattie share their first kiss on their one night alone after dinner.
FALSE. Ethan and Mattie share their first kiss on the night ZEENA RETURNS, after Zeena tells Ethan she's kicking Mattie out.
500
The reason Ethan can't take money from the Hales.
What is Mrs. Hale's true kindness towards Ethan?