Level B, Unit 5, Cluster 2

Vulnerable means

Which word in lines 32-34 signals an important mood change in this poem?

Precision means to do something in a way that is

Why do you think that poet chose the title for this poem?

Ritual means

Hilary always hesitates when the Mitchells ask her to baby-sit because their house is scary.

Trace means

Why does Hilary feel she owes Them a favor?

Capable means

In Beware: Do Not Read This Poem, spelling, punctuation, and grammar rules are ignored because the poet wants to create

According to the poem, which two things can trap people?

rely means to

The mood of the story changes suddenly when Hilary

The words: horrors, dark, watching most help set the mood in "The Baby-Sitter".

To resist something is to

By repeating lines 16-18 in the poem, the poet does this in order to

This poem is about the fear of

Which word best describes Hilary?

Subside means to

When the narrator describes the twins, the tone is