English Midterm - OMM

5 Written Questions

1. the purging of emotions (relief); when an outcome of suffering or death in literature leaves the reader felling relieved rather than depressed
2. jail
3. the work cards given to Lennie and George by an employment agency
4. The person who used to sleep in the bed that George sleeps in; her was a very clean man who washed his hands even after he ate
5. the main driver of a mule team who handles the jerkline (reins)

5 Matching Questions

1. Brusquely
2. phonograph
3. Bindle
4. Cat house
5. Recumbent

1. a still; without movement
2. b roughly; abruptly
3. c a small bundle of items rolled up inside a blanket and carried over the shoulder or on the back; a bedroll
4. d whore house; house of prostitution
5. e Before CD players and tape decks there were these, machined that played records

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a large mechanical hay fork, used for lifting large amounts of hay
   1. pan gold
   2. Blacksmith
   3. Jackson fork
   4. Cesspool
2. having a variety of hues or colors; variegated, like marble
   1. Mollified
   2. Writhed
   3. Mottled
   4. welter
3. Medications that can be purchased without a doctor's prescription and often through the mail. some of the medicines would claim to increase sexual performance
   1. writin' to the patent medicine houses
   2. walkin' bow-legged
   3. eatin' raw eggs
   4. watchin' that blackboard
4. where two things come together
   1. Scourges
   2. Luger
   3. Bindle
   4. Juncture
5. a handyman; someone who performs odd jobs often involving cleaning
   1. Whitey
   2. Meager
   3. Swamper
   4. Tramps

5 True/False Questions

1. work cards → A job assignment from an employment agency would be written on this to be presented by the worker to the employer.

   True        False

2. Apprehensive → anxious; fearful

   True        False

3. booby hatch → insane asylum; a place designed to house people who are mentally unstable

   True        False

4. Dousing → remains

   True        False

5. Contemplate → whore house; house of prostitution

   True        False