"The Birds" Daphne du Maurier Vocabulary Review

What does the term "disposition" refer to?

• A state of anxiety or nervous excitement

• A person’s inherent qualities of mind and character

• A small kitchen used for washing dishes

• A hedge of wild shrubs and trees

Which word describes something that is pleasant, calm, and peaceful?

• Agitation

• Sullen

• Placid

• Garish

What is the meaning of "agitation"?

• A state of anxiety or nervous excitement

• Obtrusively bright and showy

• A thing that impedes or prevents passage

• Bad tempered and sulky; gloomy

What does "fretful" mean?

• Feeling or expressing distress or irritation

• A small kitchen used for washing dishes

• A hedge of wild shrubs and trees

• Disturbance from a proper, original or unusual place or state

Which term is used to describe something obtrusively bright and showy?

• Sullen

• Garish

• Placid

• Disposition

What is a "scullery"?

• A small kitchen used for washing dishes

• A hedge of wild shrubs and trees

• A thing that impedes or prevents passage

• Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen

What does "hedgerow" refer to?

• A person’s inherent qualities of mind and character

• A hedge of wild shrubs and trees

• A state of anxiety or nervous excitement

• Obtrusively bright and showy

What is the meaning of "obstruction"?

• A thing that impedes or prevents passage

• A small kitchen used for washing dishes

• Bad tempered and sulky; gloomy

• Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen

What does "dislocation" mean?

• A state of anxiety or nervous excitement

• Disturbance from a proper, original or unusual place or state

• Obtrusively bright and showy

• A hedge of wild shrubs and trees

Which word describes someone who is bad tempered and sulky?

• Placid

• Sullen

• Fretful

• Garish