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WorksheetsThe Work You Do, the Person You Are
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
It was a beautiful house, too, with a plastic-covered sofa and chairs, wall-to-wall blue-and-white carpeting, a white enamel stove, a washing machine and a dryer—things that were common in Her neighborhood, absent in mine.
What is enamel?
any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
payment for service done
coming from deep within one
Part of my pride in working for Her was earning money I could squander: on movies, candy, paddleballs, jacks, ice cream cones.
What is squander?
causing hardship
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
payment for service done
any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
But a larger part of my pride was based on the fact that I gave half my wages to my mother, which meant that some of my earnings were used for real things—an insurance-policy payment or what was owed to the milkman or the iceman.
What is wage?
causing hardship
offensive
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
payment for service done
The pleasure of being necessary to my parents was profound.
What is profound?
showered with love; shown with excessive affection for
offensive
worn away as by water, ice, or wind
coming from deep within one
I was not like the children in folktales: burdensome mouths to feed, nuisances to be corrected, problems so severe that they were abandoned to the forest.
What is burdensome?
causing hardship
worn away as by water, ice, or wind
gathering or bringing together
showered with loved; shown with excessive affection for
I was not like the children in folktales: burdensome mouths to feed, nuisances to be corrected, problems so severe that they were abandoned to the forest.
What is nuisance?
eager attention
offensive
coming from deep within
gathering or bringing together
They are loved, doted on, protected, and helped.
What is doted?
gathering or bringing together
worn away as by water, ice, or wind
showered with loved; shown with excessive affection for
eager attention
I wanted to refuse, or at least to complain, but I was afraid She would fire me, and I would lose the freedom the dollar gave me, as well as the standing I had at home—although both were slowly being eroded.
What is eroded?
gathering or bringing together
worn away as by water, ice, or wind
gathering or bringing together
eager attention
Still, I had trouble summoning the courage to discuss or object to the increasing demands She made.
What is summoning?
any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
eager attention
coming from deep within
gathering or bringing together
I gave him details, examples of what troubled me, yet although he listened intently, I saw no sympathy in his eyes.
What is intently?
gathering or bringing together
any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
eager attention
coming from deep within one
