Children of the Corn Part 1

The word morosely means

• tilted or slanted to one side

• sleepy or drowsy

• from appearances alone

• gloomy or in a bad mood

Burt and Vicky are driving in

• Iowa

• Nebraska

• Massachusetts

• Nevada

A somnolent person

• is sleepy or drowsy

• can't sleep

• is injured

• walks awkwardly

Burt and Vicky are on their way to___________.

• Oregon

• New Mexico

• California

• Massachusetts

​ __________ they are on their way to visit relatives, but in reality it's a last ditch effort to save their marriage.

• atonement

• stiltedly

• ostensibly

• undulated

Why does Burt ask Vicky to get the shotgun?

• He thinks the boy he hit may still be alive

• He sees something moving in the corn

• He is thinking of killing Vicky

• He realizes the boy's throat was cut

The name of the town they head to for help is___________.

• Grayson

• Gatlin

• Hopewll

• Gateway

Moving in a wave-like motion

• canted

• stiltedly

• undulated

• atonement

The only sounds of life Burt and Vicky come across in town are

• the gas station attendent

• the dog and children laughing

• the boy in the corns

• horses and children laughing

Which of the following is an example of personification in the story so far?

• the pregnant silence...

• the corn marched...

• a dead stoplight hung overead

• all of these