Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 and 3 Vocabulary and Elements of Fiction Quiz

What does the word 'scoff' mean?

• To make fun of; tease

• To shed

• To cast something off

• To move in an exaggerated or angry way

What is the meaning of the word 'mollified'?

• Soothed, appealed; calmed

• Belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome

• Very carefully

• Clever and useful

Which word best describes someone who is 'pugnacious'?

• Soothed, appealed; calmed

• Belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome

• Very carefully

• Clever and useful

What does the adverb 'gingerly' mean?

• To make fun of; tease

• To shed

• To cast something off

• Very carefully

What does the word 'handy' mean?

• To make fun of; tease

• To shed

• To cast something off

• Clever and useful

What does the adverb 'ominously' mean?

• To make fun of; tease

• To shed

• To cast something off

• In a threatening way, indicating something bad is going to happen

What does the verb 'slough' mean?

• To make fun of; tease

• To shed

• To cast something off

• In a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

What does the adjective 'derogatory' mean?

• Critical or disparaging

• Moved in an exaggerated or angry way

• In a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

• Able to make decisions quickly; firm smugly

What does the verb 'flounced' mean?

• To make fun of; tease

• To shed

• Moved in an exaggerated or angry way

• In a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

What does the adverb 'plaintively' mean?

• To make fun of; tease

• To shed

• Moved in an exaggerated or angry way

• In a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully