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2. Vocabulary (definitions and synonyms Vocabulary (definitions and synonyms) Comprehension and Literary Focus Comprehension and Literary Focus Literary Focus & Vocabulary 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

3. Category 1 for 1 Sharp (adjective) Check Your Answer

4. Category 1 for 1 acute Back to the Game Board

5. Category 1 for 2 Disturbed (verb) Check Your Answer

6. Category 1 for 2 vexed Back to the Game Board

7. Category 1 for 3 Intelligence and good judgment (noun) Check Your Answer

8. Category 1 for 3 sagacity Back to the Game Board

9. Category 1 for 4 Held back (verb) Check Your Answer

10. Category 1 for 4 refrained Back to the Game Board

11. Category 1 for 5 Cautious (adj.) Check Your Answer

12. Category 1 for 5 wary Back to the Game Board

13. Category 2 for 1 Smooth manner (noun) Check Your Answer

14. Category 2 for 1 suavity Back to the Game Board

15. Category 2 for 2 Boldness (noun) Check Your Answer

16. Category 2 for 2 audacity Back to the Game Board

17. Category 2 for 3 Forcefully (adverb) Check Your Answer

18. Category 2 for 3 vehemently Back to the Game Board

19. Category 2 for 4 Energetic gesture (noun) Check Your Answer

20. Category 2 for 4 gesticulations Back to the Game Board

21. Category 2 for 5 Ridicule (noun) Check Your Answer

22. Category 2 for 5 derision Back to the Game Board

23. Category 3 for 1 In what way has the old man wronged the narrator? Check Your Answer

24. Category 3 for 1 The old man has not wronged the narrator in any way. Back to the Game Board

25. Category 3 for 2 Define Mood. Check Your Answer

26. Category 3 for 2 Mood is defined as the overall feeling of a piece of literature. Back to the Game Board

27. Category 3 for 3 Describe the old man’s behavior. Check Your Answer

28. Category 3 for 3 The old man can be described as nervous, edgy, excitable and/or anxious. Back to the Game Board

29. Category 3 for 4 How does the narrator dispose of the body? Check Your Answer

30. Category 3 for 4 The narrator disposes of the body by cutting it up and burying it under the floorboards. Back to the Game Board

31. Category 3 for 5 What are two (2) sounds used in the story to help create the mood? Check Your Answer

32. Category 3 for 5 Two sounds from the story that help develop the mood are the ticking of the clock and beating of the heart. Back to the Game Board

33. Category 4 for 1 What does the narrator compare the old man’s eye to? Check Your Answer

34. Category 4 for 1 The narrator compares the old man’s eye to a vulture’s eye. Back to the Game Board

35. Category 4 for 2 What simile does the narrator use to help us see the ray of light from the lantern? Check Your Answer

36. Category 4 for 2 The narrator compares the ray of light to a spider’s thread. Back to the Game Board

37. Category 4 for 3 The narrator questions, “…for what had I now to fear?” What event might this foreshadow? Check Your Answer

38. Category 4 for 3 The narrator’s statement may foreshadow his getting caught by the police. Back to the Game Board

39. Category 4 for 4 How does the narrator kill the old man? Check Your Answer

40. Category 4 for 4 The narrator kills the old man by smothering him. Back to the Game Board

41. Category 4 for 5 Whose heartbeat is the narrator most likely hearing? Check Your Answer

42. Category 4 for 5 The narrator is likely hearing his own heartbeat. Back to the Game Board

43. Category 5 for 1 What image signals the approaching death of the old man? Check Your Answer

44. Category 5 for 1 A black shadow signals the approaching death of the old man. Back to the Game Board

45. Category 5 for 2 What vocabulary term means the opposite of “shyness”? Check Your Answer

46. Category 5 for 2 audacity Back to the Game Board

47. Category 5 for 3 What vocabulary term means the opposite of “satisfied”? Check Your Answer

48. Category 5 for 3 vexed Back to the Game Board

49. Category 5 for 4 Which vocabulary term means the opposite of “with indifference”? Check Your Answer

50. Category 5 for 4 vehemently Back to the Game Board