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Dead End in Norvelt Chapters 6-11 Review
Dead End in Norvelt Chapters 6-11 Review
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1
words that imitate sounds
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
2
"ruddy" and "pale" are antonyms
False
True
3
"tentatively" and "boldly" are synonyms
False
True
4
How does Jack chase away the deer?
He threw a rock.
He screamed
He sneezed.
He passed gas.
5
What did Jack dress up as when he went to Mrs. Dubicki's house?
a policeman
Santa
a cowboy
Grim Reaper
6
How did many folks get the things they needed in the early days of Norvelt?
They bartered with neighbors for goods or services.
They made everything on their farms.
They bought everything at the local market.
They stole from their neighbors.
7
burned tissue with a heated instrument to stop bleeding
cauterize
euthanized
sauntered
carnage
8
damp; unpleasantly wet and cold; smelly
dank
reluctantly
ruddy
tentatively
9
Jack can do all of the following this summer EXCEPT:
play baseball with Bunny
read in his room
help Miss Volker
work on his dad's airstrip
10
How does Jack's mother help the community?
She volunteers at the local food bank.
She prepares meals for the elderly.
She drives folks to their doctor appointments.
She organizes books at the library.
11
Who recently died in a horrible accident in Norvelt?
Mr. Spizz
a member of the Hells Angels
no one
a member of the Mafia
12
Why must Miss Volker be notified of every death in Norvelt?
She owns the local funeral parlor.
She is a volunteer police woman.
She does not need to be notified.
She is the town's medical examiner.
13
unwillingly; not eagerly
reluctantly
cauterized
euthanized
sauntered
14
Mr. Spizz could not work in the coal mines when he was younger.
True
False
15
The Grim Reaper personifies Death.
False
True
16
comparing two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
personification
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determination; a firm decision to do something
resolve
cadaver
reluctantly
carnage
18
In the mysterious stranger's obituary Miss Volker predicted he would bring this to Norvelt:
a booming economy
community spirit
his family
a curse
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What did Miss Volker do for Jack?
She got him a job at the newspaper.
She cauterized the capillaries in his nose.
She gave him permission to play baseball with Bunny.
She taught him how to cook.
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giving human qualities to non-human objects
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
