Summer of the Mariposas - Chapter 1 Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the word "cadaver"?

• A living animal

• A dead corpse

• A type of plant

• A medical instrument

Which word means "ghost"?

• Rigor Mortis

• Apparition

• Eddy

• Conflict

What does "exasperation" mean?

• Feeling of intense irritation

• Feeling of happiness

• Feeling of confusion

• Feeling of hunger

Which word describes a "whirlpool in water"?

• Quixotic

• Eddy

• Queasy

• Conflict

What is the definition of "rigor mortis"?

• The process of healing after injury

• Stiffening of corpse after death

• The feeling of being sick to the stomach

• A type of argument

Which word means "unrealistic"?

• Quixotic

• Queasy

• Conflict

• Cadaver

If someone feels "queasy," what are they experiencing?

• Extreme happiness

• Sick to stomach and nauseous

• Intense anger

• Deep sleep

Which word best describes an "issue or problem between two people"?

• Eddy

• Conflict

• Apparition

• Rigor Mortis

Which of the following situations best illustrates the word "exasperation"?

• Smiling after hearing a joke

• Feeling extremely irritated after your sibling keeps interrupting you

• Feeling sleepy after a long day

• Being excited for a trip

Which sentence uses the word "eddy" correctly?

• The eddy in the river made it hard to swim across.

• She felt eddy after eating too much.

• He had an eddy with his friend.

• The eddy haunted the old house.