I have ______ tastes in literature, reading averything from Nicholas Sparks to Isaac Asimov.
Hint: choosing from various sources
What is eclectic?
100
The _______ always sat in the very back of the bus, away from contact with all other passengers.
Hint: someone who dislikes or is afraid of strangers
Who is a xenophobe?
100
Unlike people who ______between Obama and Romney on a weekly basis, her mind was set regardless of the current polls. Hint: to waver, change, fluctuate
What is vacillated?
100
Setting for The Crucible ( city and state)
What is Salem, Massachusetts?
100
Place of old, inherited money...
Where is East Egg?
200
As __________as he was, it was a miracle that he made the team.
Hint: clumsy, lacking skill, awkward
What is maladroit?
200
The sports_________ had season tickets to the baseball, football and soccer matches at the local sports arena.
Hint: someone who is a fanatic
Who is the zealot?
200
The snake _________ in the middle of the highway had just been run over by a vehicle. Hint: to squirm or twist about
What is writhing?
200
Object sewn by Mary Warren in court and used by Abigail to implicate Elizabeth as a witch
What is a poppet?
200
Place of poverty....
Where is the Valley of Ashes?
300
At Discovery Place in Charlotte, the little child rolled a bowling ball which demonstrated _______energy.
Hint: caused by motion, related to motion
What is kinetic?
300
Give those ball players ________ for winning the State Championship. Hint: praise for an accomplishment
What are kudos?
300
The two swimmers________ their moves during the event so they were mirror images of each other. Hint: to make happen at the same time
What is synchronized?
300
The girls pretended to see this in the corner of the courtroom to intimidate Mary Warren
What is a yellow bird?
300
Tom Buchanan's mistress
Who is Myrtle?
400
Shelling a bushel of peas by hand was a more _______ task than having them shelled by a machine.
Hint: involving hard effort
What is laborious?
400
The president of MADD was accused of being a _______ when she made national headlines after being stopped and charged with a DUI. Hint: someone who is a faker
Who is a hypocrite?
400
The young man needed some time to __________ over the unexpected circumstances surrounding his mother's death. Hint: to think things over, ponder
What is ruminate?
400
The only character who was pressed to death
Who is Giles? or Who is Giles Corey?
400
Murderer of Jay Gatsby
Who is George? Who is George Wilson?
500
President Calvin Coolidge was quite ________, gaining the reputation for not speaking unless it was absolutely necessary.
Hint: speaking little, uncommunicative, stern and silent
What is taciturn?
500
The young widow was in __________ over the death of her husband. Hint: a loss of hope, hopelessness
What is despair?
500
All parents can ______ their child's curiosity by providing interesting, engaging activities instead of television time. Hint: to help develop or grow
What is to nurture?
500
The angel referred to by John Proctor when trying to reassure Mary Warren to give her deposition...
Who is Raphael?
500
Part of the country to which Nick returns at the end of the novel...