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augment, wretched, meager, suppress, exuberant, impede,
fleeting, wry, lethargic, escalate
- He tried to ___ his income by selling magazines door to door.
- Although you might think they do, recent studies have
concluded that cough _____(ants) don’t really stop your cough.
- Some teachers keep their classrooms very cold because they
think it keeps the students from being too ____.
- The amount of food coupons given to the Jews only allowed them
very ____ portions, not enough to get survive legally.
- On the last day of school, the kids ran _____(ly) through the
halls.
- His pants were so tight they _____(ed) his movement.
For a brief moment,
Jimmy stupidly thought
he could fly like a graceful bird across the
blue sky.
- stupidly. a) noun b) verb c) adjective
d) NOTA
- across. a) noun b) verb c) adjective
d) NOTA
- Danny told us about the great vacation he had at lunch.
a) prep phrase b) not a prep phrase
- I am going to skip on
my way home from Grandmother's house.
a) prep phrase b) not a prep phrase
- Why did Vladek say they wanted to leave Poland after the
war? a) "We survived everything just to get shot
while the war ends!" b) "The Poles are still killing Jews
there!" c) "Let the Germans have a little what they did to
the Jews." d) "It was nothing anymore there for
us..." e) NOTA
- How did Vladek manage to sell all of the "unfashionable"
stockings no one else could sell? a) He tells people of
his troubles in the war. b) He takes advantage of his
knowledge of textiles. c) He makes people buy them to get
something they want. d) He sells them really cheap.
e) NOTA
- A DP is another name for a... a) German citizen b) an
American soldier c) Nazi d) war prisoner e)
NOTA
- What is a Gentile? a) a German citizen b) American
soldier c) a non-Jew d) a war prisoner e) NOTA
- Why do the Poles leave Anja alone after the war? (Unlike poor
Gelber.) a) She's a refugee. b) She is also a
Pole. c) She didn't try to get her property back. d)
The Jewish organization protected her. e) NOTA
- What gives Anja hope about Vladek after the war?
a) She heard good news from Mancie. b) The Jewish
organization sent word. c) The prediction from the
Gypsy. d) She had a dream. e) NOTA