From Beowulf Translated by Burton Rafel
WORD LIST
Tail
stalked
gorge
gruesome
withing loathsome
A DIRECTIONS: In each of the following items, think about the meaning of the
Italicized word or phrase, and then answer the question.
1
Would it be logical for a villain's lair to be in a public place? Why or why
not?
2.
"The bear loudly stalked the hunter through the woods." What might the
bear do to stalk the hunter better?
3.
"I gorged myself on half an apple!" Does this statement make sense?
Explain.
4.
My sister loves gruesome movies. Will she want to see the movie Night of
the Bloody Corpses? How do you know?

The answer are:
11.c. maintain control over her own life and leave Mango Street one day
      > Alicia kept telling about her sense of responsibility, that she has to know who she is.
12.b. powerlessness
     > Mamacita found it hard to integrate into the local culture since she was from Mexico and she speaks no English making her helpless and lonely.
13.d. the incident in the monkey garden and the assault at the carnival
    > instead of getting helped when she told Tito's mother and confronted the boys to help her, she was ridiculed by them(Sally and the boys) instead
14.a. a means of maintaining her freedom
    > Lupe told her to keep writing because it will keep her free.
15.she must speak for those people she knows who cannot speak for                  themselves.
    > she was out of the house on the mango street but she's worried and she wanted to go back for the rest and help them.