"American History" by Judith Ortiz Cofer Vocab

The only thing I ________ for the new semester was seeing Eugene at school.

• restrained

• anticipated

• conducted

• emerged

I read a story about a beautiful girl and her _______parents.

• coordinated

• restrained

• emerged

• devoted

Which of the following is a teenage most likely to anticipate?

• Voting for a new president

• Retiring to warmed weather

• Breaking up with their boyfriend/girlfriend

• Attending a friend's birthday party

If a person is enthralled by a story, which of the following is true?

• They think the story is boring

• The think the story is very interesting

• They wouldn't recommend it to a friend

• They haven't read it yet.

Which of the following is the best example of the word devoted?

• Two people getting married

• Ms. Sienicki quitting her first job

• Feeding your new puppy

• Fighting with your grandma

There was only one source of beauty and light for me that school year. The only thing I had "anticipated" at start of the semester...seeing Eugene.

From the context, what does the word "anticipated" mean?

• eagerly expected

• briefly but intensely in love

Enamorada (enamored, lovesick) was wht she relly said, that is--like a girl stupidly "infatuated."

From the context, what does the word "infatuated" mean?

• loving, loyal, and concerned with another's well-being

• briefly but intensely in love

I had started reading Gone with the Wind. I was "enthralled" by it, with the daring and the passion of the beautiful girl living in a mansion...

From the context, what does the word "enthralled" mean?

• happiness and excitement

• captivated; totally captured the attention of

...and with her "devoted" parents and the slaves who did everything for them.

From the context, what does the word "devoted" mean?

• eagerly expected

• loving, loyal, and concerned with another's well-being

Though I wanted to feel the right thing about President Kennedy's death, I could not fight the feeling of "elation" that stirred in my chest. Today was the day I was to visit Eugene at his house.

From the context, what does the word "elation" mean?

• briefly but intensely in love

• happiness and excitement