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‘Scrap’ is

• a statement in defence or justification
• a small piece, bit, fragment
• a thin, stunned tree or plant
• a large number of smth.

‘To exchange repartee’ means

• to exchange witty replies
• to mock smb.
• to exchange glances
• to repeat

Miss Worsham lived alone in the … house her father had left her.

• huge
• two-storey
• country-
• decaying

‘To stagger’ means

• to speak or say with involuntary pauses or blocks, as temporarily from excitement
• to move slowly by dragging the body along the ground, as a worm
• to break or dash into pieces; smash
• to move unsteadily as though about to collapse; sway as from fatigue, drunkenness

The customers at Bogle’s were Aileen’s … .

• slaves
• friends
• chiefs
• relatives

‘Vaguely’ means

• obscurely
• precisely
• quickly
• slowly

Samuel Worsham was executed for … .

• murder of the District Attorney
• high treason
• spreading of drugs
• murder of Chicago policemen

… was tall, beautiful, lively, gracious and learned in persiflage.

• Aileen
• Tildy
• Bogle’s wife
• Bogle

Wash Williams took care of his … .

• teeth
• face
• feet
• hands

Samuel Warsham was orphaned of his mother at death and deserted by his father, whom the … had taken and raised, or tried to

• aunt
• grandfather
• step-mother
• grandmother

‘Tremendous’ means

• a very large, grate, enormous
• elegant, graceful
• severe, stern, rigorous
• ugly

‘Obscure’ is

• famous; renowned
• not well-known; not famous
• boring; dull
• obvious

‘By pure chance’ means

• accidentally
• with a definite purpose
• intentionally, deliberately
• directed towards a specific end

‘Shapely’ means

• not gradual; abrupt
• having a pleasing or graceful shape or form; well-proportioned
• brisk; active; vigorous
• without distinct or regular shape or form

Wash Williams, the telegraph operator of Winesburg, was the … thing in town.

• ugliest
• handsomest
• cleverest
• busiest

Wash’s girth was immense, his neck thin, his legs … .

• fat
• feeble
• strong
• short

‘Imperishable’ means

• urgent, imperative
• not showing human feelings
• indestructible, immortal
• fleeting, temporary

When the superintendent received the letter of complaint from the banker’s wife, he … and laughed unpleasantly.

• sent it back
• read it carefully
• tore it up
• answered it immediately

Mollie Beauchamp wanted Stevens to … .

• find her husband
• discharge her grandson from the prison
• find her grandson
• send Carothers Edmonds to prison

‘Impervious’ means

• not affected by
• absolutely necessary, urgent
• without regret, shame or remorse
• not suitable to the circumstances

Perhaps a dozen of times George Willard and the strange, shapeless man who lived in his father’s hotel … .

• met each other by chance near the hotel
• saw each other
• talked to each other
• had been on the point of talking

‘To hasten’ means

• to hurry
• to move forward
• to be angry
• to speak loudly

They who had finished eating ate more that they might … .

• continue having a good time
• continue in the light of Aileen’s smiles
• have a rest
• continue in Bogle’s company

‘Soiled’ means

• clean
• dry
• damp; moist
• dirty

‘A janitor’ is

• a low-minded person
• a clever man
• housekeeper
• a doorman or doorkeeper

The superintendent had put Wash into the obscure office at Winesburg to avoid discharging him, and he meant … .

• to promote him to a position as dispatcher at an increased salary
• to keep him there
• to send him to an office at Columbus
• to discharge him in to months

Joe Larrabee was pulsing with a genius for

• music
• dancing
• pictorial art
• architecture

‘To fume’ means

• to have or emit a scent or odor; stink
• to cover or soil with something greasy, sticky or dirty
• to harm the reputation of; slander
• to show or give way to , anger, annoyance, etc.

‘To be entranced’ means

• to be charmed
• to be good at smth.
• to be hypnotized
• to be puzzled

‘Sackcloth’ is

• handmade cloth
• a rough cloth
• a very expensive cloth
• a wedding dress

‘Enduring’ means

• lasting, permanent, durable
• attractive, charming
• vigorous, forceful
• unmanageable, mischievous

‘Vocation’ is

• favorite pastime, hobby
• occupation
• a period of rest and freedom from work
• a collection of smth.

‘To be bound to win’ means

• to be born to succeed in life
• to do everything to win
• to be self-assured
• to have no chance to win

‘Heathen’ means

• uncivilized
• wise
• formal
• intelligent

‘Impenetrable’ means

• that cannot feel pain
• unreceptive to ideas, impressions, influences etc.
• not finished or complete
• without regret or shame

‘Fee’ is

• lack of interest or concern
• payment asked or given for professional services, tuition, etc.
• a short word for ‘feeling’
• a feeling of not liking

‘To chip in’ means

• to share in giving money or help
• to break or cut a small piece or thin slice from
• to loose a small part or parts of itself
• to turn in one’s chips for their equivalent in money

At nineteen Samuel had quit the country and come to town and spent a year in and out the city jail for … .

• gambling and fighting
• storing drugs
• manslaughter
• robbery

‘The edge of town’ is

• the centre of town
• the prestigious district of town
• the outlying district of town
• hole, out of the way place

‘Fascinated’ means

• charmed, strongly attracted
• puzzled
• absolutely happy
• frightened

‘To toil’ means

• to hurry
• to climb or crawl hurriedly
• to leave or get out, esp. in a hurry
• to move with painful afford or difficulty

At the cashier’s desk sits …, cold sordid, slow smouldering and takes your money.

• Aileen
• a Voice
• Bogle
• cashier

There was much … among the steady customers at Bogle’s.

• hatred
• rivalry
• friendship
• indifference

‘To insult smb.’ means

• to make smb. happy
• to apologize
• to offend smb.
• to hurt smb.

When Wash Williams was still a young man he married a woman at … .

• Columbus, Ohio
• The village of Winesburg
• Chicago
• Dayton, Ohio

Wash Williams was a man of … .

• world
• talent
• men
• courage

They who sat at Tildy’s tables spoke to Tildy briefly, with quotations from … .

• the Bible
• the last news
• the Shakespeare
• the bill of fair

The needs of Bogle’s customers were supplied by … .

• two waitresses and a Voice
• Bogle himself and his wife
• one waitress and a Voice
• three waitresses

‘To draw a conclusion’ means

• to come to an agreement
• to arrange or settle
• to reach an inference
• to acknowledge (an opinion or view)

‘To linger’ means

• to continue to stay, esp. through reluctance to leave
• to enter or escape accidentally from an object or container
• to go away; depart
• to stop; cease