Time Machine (1892): The Customs of Halloween (7/8)

Read the following lines from the poem in the section "Take A Dip." 
"Because he got the empty dish three times, 
He heaved them on the fire in anger that night." 
How does the word "heaved" affect the tone of the poem? 

• It conveys the character's frustration. 
• It conveys the character's self- control. 
• It conveys the character's acceptance.
• It conveys the character's realization. 

Read the sentence from the section "Nutcrack Night is Nigh."
"The greatest sport of all, which is indulged in now in this country as well, was diving for apples."
Which answer choice is the best meaning of the word "indulged" as used in the sentence? 

• tolerated 
• ignored
• enjoyed 
• preferred 

Which answer choice BEST describes the structure of the section "Stranger Than Fiction"?

• It explains a custom and describes a person's reaction to that custom. 
• It describes several customs, then uses poetry to enhance the reader's understanding. 
• It introduces new Halloween customs and compares them to earlier pagan practices. 
• It provides an anecdote, then uses poetry to illustrate the age of Halloween traditions. 

Why does the author include the section "How To Meet Your Future Spouse"?

• to show how the Halloween custom involved a fortune teller
• to explain how seriously Halloween customs were taken 
• to illustrate how young women used the Halloween custom to find a husband
• to emphasize how Halloween customs were focused on predicting the future

According to the Editor's Note, how was Halloween celebrated in the 1700s and 1800s? 

• By chasing ghosts and witches
• Children started trick-or-treating
• Parties and games
• Dancing around bonfires and grass huts

According to the section "Take a Dip," where did the custom "The Three Dishes" originate, and what was the purpose it?

• Scotland; to find out what type of woman a young man would marry or if he would remain single
• Scotland; to find out who would wash the dishes each night until the next Halloween 
• England; to find out if young women would marry the man of their dreams
• England; to find out if a young woman would marry the prince of England

Read the sentences from the section "How To Meet Your Future Spouse."
"The true fortune teller has the following recipes for maidens anxious to question the future.  To learn if she will get the man she wishes, wear two lemon peels, one in each pocket, all day."
According to the sentences, what is the meaning of the word maidens? 

• animals 
• flowers 
• fruit
• girls

How does the Editor's Note contribute to the development of the MAIN idea in the article? 

• It describes how Halloween was celebrated by the Christian Church.
• It shows how early Christians rejected pagan practices. 
• It describes how people believed they could communicate with the spirit world. 
• It explains the connection between pagan customs and later Halloween traditions. 

Read the following sentence from the section "The Three Dishes." 
"Each young man, being blindfolded, advanced in turn and tremblingly dipped his hand." 
Which of the following words, if it replaced "tremblingly" in the sentence, would CHANGE the meaning of the sentence? 

• confidently 
• nervously
• skakily
• excitedly