Because of Winn Dixie Ch 7-8

For each question choose the best definition for the red, underlined word.

Back when Florida was wild, when it consisted of nothing but palmetto trees and mosquitoes....

• strange or odd

• to grasp or take something quickly or suddenly

• full of self-respect or having a sense of

  your own importance

• to be made up of or composed of

"I don't want to appear prideful'" she said, "but my daddy was a very rich man."

• to give strength or hope to; to ease

  the grief or trouble of

• remembering an experience or what has been learned

• full of self-respect or having a sense of

  your own importance

• to be made up of or composed of

But then I became aware of a very peculiar smell, a very strong smell.

• strange or odd

• remembering an experience or what has been learned

• to give strength or hope to; to ease the grief or trouble of

• to grasp or take something quickly or suddenly

"He took the book with him,"..."He snatched it up and ran."

• remembering an experience or what has been learned

• being in a higher position

• completely or definitely

• to grasp or take something quickly or suddenly

I imagine I'm the only left from those days. I imagine I'm the only one who recalls that bear.

• strange or odd

• when people or things come together

• an amount of money given at a certain time

• remembering an experience or what has been learned

"I would like something even more difficult to read now, because I am an advanced reader."

• having a high price; costs a lot

• being in a higher position

• completely or definitely

• paying small amounts over a period of time

"I don't get a big enough allowance to afford something this fancy."

• when people or things come together

• an amount of money given at a certain time

• to tilt upward or to one side

• paying small amounts over a period of

  time

"An installment plan,' I said, "you know where I promise to give you my allowance every week and you give me the leash and the collar now."

• dependable; someone you can count on

• to rub gently or to pet

• paying small amounts over a period of time

• to speak in a horse, throaty voice

"I'm real trustworthy," I said. "I'm new in town but my daddy is a preacher. He's the preacher at the Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi, so I'm real honest.

• dependable; someone you can count on

• an amount of money given at a certain time

• to tilt upward or to one side

• annoying or to cause impatience

"Maybe," Otis mumbled. He looked down at the counter again.

• to rub gently or to pet

• to speak softly and unclearly

• to sink, bend, or hang down

• to tilt upward or to one side