Civilize Them with a Stick

"She stayed in darkness because the windows had been _______ up"

• wound

• boarded

• dumped

• worn

Which of the following means "puzzled / confused"?

• bewildered

• stripped

• scrubbed

• uptight

"We we herded into the church." means:

• we entered the church in a strictly organized manner

• we entered the church the way animals are shepherded into a place

• we entered the church the way soldiers march the streets

• we entered the church separately, one by one

"I was a kitten and my claws were still small" suggests that:

• the writer was too young to be "wagging her tail"

• the writer was new there, but on the way to be "tamed"

• the writer was innocent, so she "licked the hand" that whipped her

• the writer wasn't old enough (yet) to stand up for herself

"Barb just clenched her teeth" means:

• held her teeth tightly because of anger/pain

• showed her teeth in some sort of smile

• hid her teeth and showed a straight face

• showed her teeth with a mouth wide open

"A nun ________ me by the hair, _______ me upstairs, and made me _________."

• strapped / grabbed / drag over

• dragged / swatted / scrub over

• grabbed / dragged / stoop over

• scrubbed / dragged / grab over

"Swats" in the text refers to:

• beatings

• Native Americans' prayers

• boards or sticks

• verbal abuse

"Racism ________ racism in reverse."

• huddles

• snitches

• breeds

• foams

"They were willing to join me in a Sioux ________" (= rebellion)

• uplifting

• uptight

• uprising

• uptaking

"She spoke a strange lingo but we _______ fast."

• caught on

• hung out

• snitched on

• got on