Of Mice and Men Chapter 6 Vocabulary

The surgeon had to lance sore on her patient's back. This means the doctor had to

• pierce the sore with a sharp object.

• freeze the sore in order to remove it.

• heat the sore in order to kill the infection.

• cover the sore to keep it from getting infected.

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The little bug scudded across the floor, which means the bug

• walked slowly across the floor.

• walked swiftly across the floor.

• stumbled across the floor due to being sprayed with bug spray.

• walked across the floor with food in its mouth.

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The butcher told his customer the haunches of the deer was the best meat. The haunches are

• the shoulder of the animal.

• the hip or upper thigh of the animal.

• the back of the neck of the animal.

• the legs of the animal.

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The student retorted to her teacher, which means the student

• responded in a respectful manner.

• responded with a humorous manner.

• responded in a quiet manner.

• responded in an insulting or witty manner.

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Frederick felt like his brother was a very belligerent individual. That means Frederick felt like his brother was

• a kind orfriend person.

• a calm orsometimes lazy person.

• a hostile or aggressive person.

• a hardworking or successful person.

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Sarah thought the song was to monotonous too be successful. This means the song was too

• loud and chaotic.

• quiet and could not be understood.

• soft and did not have enough lyrics.

• uninteresting and boring.

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The hunter caught the deer in a craftily manner. This means that

• the hunter was very loud.

• the hunter was very clever.

• the hunter was very aggressive.

• the hunter was very clumsy.

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The dutiful servant walked into the room. Dutiful means

• doing something in a disrespectful manner.

• doing something in a sweet manner.

• doing something in a rebellious manner.

• doing something in an obedient manner.

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The man could be described as wooden, which means he was

• helpful and useful in many situations, like wood.

• emotionless and unresponsive, like wood.

• not easily moved in his opinions, like wood.

• light brown in color, like some forms of wood.

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The boat jarred as the waves hit it. This means that the boat

• stopped moving because the engines were out.

• increased in speed.

• sank to the bottom of the ocean.

• shook abruptly.

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