Choose the meaning of the word "strutted."

Example: "It's Rachel who learned to walk the best, all strutted in those magic high heels."

Choose the meaning of the word "canteen."

Example: "The special kids, the ones who wear keys around their necks, get to eat in the canteen."

Choose the meaning of the word "anemic."

Example: "I'm no Spartan and hold up an anemic wrist to prove it."

Choose the meaning of the word "plunger."

Example: "My feet swell big and heavy like plungers..."

Choose the meaning of the word "ignition."

Example: "Ready and waiting like a new Buick with keys in the ignition."

Choose the meaning of the word "naphtha."

Example: "She is the color of a bar of naphtha..."

Choose the meaning of the word "hydrant."

Example: I came home...all wet because Tito had pushed me into the open water hydrant."

Choose the meaning of the word "abuelito."

Example: "Your abuelito is dead, Papa says early one morning in my room."

Choose the meaning of the word "capsules."

Example: "Like sticky capsules filled with jelly."

What is the meaning of the word "marimbas"?

Example: "Or like marimbas only with a funny plucked sound to it..."

What is the meaning of the word "descended?"

Example: "The mother's feet, plump and polite, descended like white pigeons from the sea of the pillow..."

What is the meaning of the word "currency"?

Example: "...the weekly money orders sent home, the currency exchanged."

What is the meaning of the word "threshold"?

Example: "...who lay their necks on the threshold waiting for the ball and chain."