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Black Swan Green, Chapter 2: Hangman Questions about vocabulary and content
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What novel is Hangman a part of?
Green Goose White
Green Swan Black
Big Grey Goose
Black Swan Green
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Does Jason have a stutter or a stammer?
Stammer
Stutter
3
Who is Mrs. de Roo?
Jason's mom
Moran's mom
Jason's speech therapist
Jason's teacher
4
What is a "deed poll?"
a list of a person's offenses
British slang for Santa's naughty & nice lists
a list of a person's merits
a legal document
5
What is a dimmer, when it does not refer to a lightswitch?
British slang for a stammer
British slang for an unintelligent person
British slang for a rainy day
It only means "lightswitch."
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Who is the author of Black Swan Green?
Jason Taylor
David Mitchell
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What are A-Levels?
Slang for people in Britain who are homeschooled
The lowest grade British children can get in school
Standardized tests taken by British children, usually at 18
The highest grade British children can get in school
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What does "skive" mean?
to report, to call to attention
to cut, to skip
to eat, to consume
to shave
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What does it mean to "outfox" someone?
To be less intelligent than someone
To outwit them, to be more clever than them
To run faster than them
To be more animalistic than them
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What does "froggering" mean?
British slang for when someone "croaks" (dies)
Jason used this word because he didn't know "amphibious."
It is a description for when someone's voice is croaking
It is a made-up word that means "jumping," like frogs
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What is a Gorse?
Jason's stammer preventing him from saying the word "goose"
A type of small shrub with yellow flowers
A type of Black and Green Swan
A male horse
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Define "Hangman."
A public executioner
Someone who is publicly executed
The medical term for "stutter"
The medical term for "stammer"
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Which of these is a stutter?
St.........utter
St-st-st-st-utter
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What has Jason been doing, to try to keep track of his stammer?
Talking to his family more
Writing in a diary
Talking to his friend Moran more
Not speaking at all
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Who is the narrator of Black Swan Green?
David Mitchell
Jason Taylor
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What is a Bic Biro?
The British Prime Minister when this book was set
A British Standardized test
A school bully
A pen
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Which of these is a stammer?
St-st-st-st-ammer
St..........ammer
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Hangman takes place in _________.
February, 1982
August, 1982
May, 1982
November, 1982
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What is a satchel?
British slang for a school bus
A type of standardized test taken by English schoolchildren
A small bag with a strap
A chair that allows a rider to sit on a horse
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What does the adjective "pike" mean?
Dim-witted
The fortress atop the Iron Islands in Game of Thrones
A dull spike
Resembling a pike, which is a kind of fish
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What does "Bunsen-burnered" mean?
Burned with a Bunsen-burner
Bludgeoned with a Bunsen-burner
Baked with a Bunsen-burner
Bought a Bunsen-burner
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How many chapters are in Black Swan Green? How old is the narrator? (They are the same number)
13
12
14
15
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Which of these things would NOT be considered "Hobbity?"
A giraffe
Miss P.
A hobbit
Napoleon Bonaparte
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What is Jason's "public execution?"
He is literally going to be sentenced to death
A metaphor for being forced to read in front of the class
A metaphor for needing to tell his parents he has a stammer
A metaphor for needing to go see Mrs. de Roo
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What is a synonym for "acest?"
Weirdest
Worst
Coolest
Lamest
