Vocab Practice- Sojourner Truth Speech

Ain't is slang/dialect for...

The phrase "out of kilter" means...

• gone to pieces

• out of commission

• wrong, out of balance

• in need of repair

'twixt is slang/dialect for ....

• intervening

• between

• throughout

• centermost

The phrase "in a fix" means...

• can of worms

• having a problem

• point at issue

• good situation

What is the meaning of head in the following sentence: "I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!

• outrun

• fall behind

• excel

• to outperform

Lash means...

• wear out

• hammer

• whip

• praise

What is the meaning of the word mean in the following sentence: "If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?"

• stingy

• imply

• generous

• wasteful

What is the meaning of the word obliged in the following sentence: "Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to say."

• compelled

• pleased

• grateful

• thankless