Griet

I was chopping vegetables in the kitchen when I heard voices outside,

the kind of voices heard RARELY in our house.

(line 4)

• uncommonly

• seldom

• infrequently

• unusually

Behind her, the woman had to DUCK her head because she was so tall,

as tall as the man following her.

(line 9)

• nod

• goose

• bow

• crouch

She made an ELABORATE show of watching me hard,

but could not fix her attention on me.

(line 12)

• obvious

• complicated

• ornate

• fancy

‘This is the girl, then,’ she said ABRUPTLY.

(line 13)

• sharply

• harshly

• instantly

• quickly

‘This is my daughter, Griet,’ my mother replied, ICILY.

(line 14)

• distantly

• arrogantly

• unhappily

• coldly

THROWN, I said that I did not.

thrown (L24)

• distracted

• surprised

• unprepared

• bewildered

I could not think of anything to say that would not sound REPROACHFUL.

(L35)

• critical

• indignant

• hurt

• disappointed

When I was ready to leave the next morning,

my father SHUFFLED out to the front step.

(L36)

• moved

• struggled

• tripped

• shambled