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Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A knapsack for carrying ones possessions; often used by migrant workers

a)

junctures

b)

bindle

c)

anguish

d)

cesspool

2.

mental pain or suffering; agony

a)

ominous

b)

contorted

c)

anguish

d)

junctures

3.

impending doom; something threatening or sinister

a)

ominous

b)

anguish

c)

morosely

d)

junctures

4.

having a steady beat or pattern

a)

junctures

b)

ominous

c)

recumbent

d)

rhythmic

5.

softened one's feelings; soothed or appeased

a)

mollified

b)

stilted

c)

imperious

d)

indignation

6.

acting too formal or lofty: self-important or pompous

a)

imperious

b)

recumbent

c)

contorted

d)

stilted

7.

moments or points in time; crossroads

a)

junctures

b)

rhythmic

c)

cesspool

d)

bindle

8.

eager to get into a fight; quarrelsome or antagonistic

a)

stilted

b)

pugnacious

c)

contorted

d)

recumbent

9.

twisted or bent beyond its normal shape

a)

recumbent

b)

rhythmic

c)

indignation

d)

contorted

10.

a drainage area for waste or sewage

a)

indignation

b)

cesspool

c)

bindle

d)

recumbent

11.

mocking or teasing of another; ridicule

a)

hoosegow

b)

meager

c)

subdue

d)

derision

12.

a slang term for a jail or prison

a)

hoosegow

b)

subdue

c)

haunches

d)

sullen

13.

repetitive and dull; boring or tedious

a)

derision

b)

monotonous

c)

sullen

d)

brittle

14.

fragile; something likely to break or crack

a)

sullen

b)

snivel

c)

brittle

d)

scornful

15.

done skillfully or cleverly; cunningly

a)

scornful

b)

fawning

c)

brittle

d)

craftily

16.

lacking in quantity or quality; deficient or limited

a)

meager

b)

craftily

c)

snivel

d)

subdue

17.

behave affectionately toward someone; show feelings of love

a)

scornful

b)

meager

c)

fawning

d)

sullen

18.

to bring under mental or physical control; to tame or overcome

a)

subdue

b)

snivel

c)

sullen

d)

derision

19.

to complain or whine about something; cry over a situation

a)

subdue

b)

brittle

c)

meager

d)

snivel

20.

anticipation or anxiety over something; feeling of dread

a)

monotonous

b)

writhed

c)

derision

d)

apprehension