A Streetcar Named Desire Summary Vocabulary Scenes 7-8

What does the word "agitates" mean?

• To calm someone down

• To make someone feel nervous or troubled

• To ignore someone

• To make someone laugh

Which word means "to move or act in a hurried, uncontrolled way"?

• Frantically

• Smash

• Halts

• Mimic

What does it mean to "shush someone"?

• To tell someone to be quiet

• To make someone laugh

• To ask someone to leave

• To help someone

Which word means "to copy the actions or speech of someone"?

• Badger

• Mimic

• Smash

• Stalk off

What does it mean to "badger someone"?

• To praise someone

• To repeatedly ask or bother someone

• To ignore someone

• To help someone

If someone "stalks off," what are they doing?

• Leaving angrily

• Laughing loudly

• Sitting quietly

• Running quickly

What does "smash" mean?

• To fix something

• To break something into pieces with force

• To clean something

• To hide something

What does "halts" mean?

• To continue

• To stop

• To speed up

• To jump

What does it mean to "reprimand" someone?

• To praise someone

• To scold or criticize someone for doing something wrong

• To ignore someone

• To help someone

What is "upbringing"?

• The way a person is raised and taught by their parents or guardians

• The place where someone lives

• The job someone has

• The friends someone has