"The Wave" Ch. 1-2

"... he spoke in a dull monotone"(9). Monotone tells us...

• his voice doesn't have any change in pitch

• he only ever says one thing

• his sweater had only one colour

• he spoke with neither energy nor passion

"Then Laurie did her famous fish face: she [...] puckered her lips"(9) looks like...

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"All his life [Ben] had been befuddled by machinery" (10)

• Confused

• Disturbed

• Distracted

• Alarmed

"...he was so inept (with machinery)" (10) means he ...

• was annoyed

• was not very competent

• was overqualified

• was a real pro

"other faculty members were more skeptical of Ben"(11) means that ...

• they didn't quite trust him

• they were fooled by him

• they were envious of him

• they wanted him to fail

"Some said [Ben] was just young, naive, and overzealous," (11). These teachers think Ben is ...

• lacking in experience and too enthusiastic

• arrogant and over-confident

• "book-smart" but not "street smart"

• energetic and cautious

Ben was bothered by his students' "lackadaisical attitude about getting to class on time."(12) Which of these words is closely related to "lackadaisical" in meaning?

• lax / relaxed

• lack

• daisy

• whimsical

"Adolf Hitler, originally a menial labourer ..." (15). What kind work is "menial labour"?

• Work that doesn't require a lot of skill and lacks prestige

• Work that involves mostly creativity and problem-solving

• Any work that men do

• Work that involves managing people and organising large groups

What does it mean that Jeff Billings (Robert Billings's superstar older brother) was an "all-conference pitcher" in high school?

• He was really good at baseball.

• He gave talks about pitching

• He got invited to pitch baseballs at conferences

Robert's brother Jeff Billings was "[t]he kind of guy even Ben had despised in high school" (21). DESPISED here means ...

• hated, detested

• admired, envied

• ignored

• listened to