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Dark They Were & Golden-Eyed Vocabulary

Quiz by Anita Proffitt

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  • Q1

    Forlorn means

    abandoned or deserted

    made of many small pieces of colored glass or stone

    the gas surrounding the earth, the air

    completely covered with a liquid

    45s
  • Q2

    Enjoying the company of others; sociable

    muse

    convivial

    recede

    idle

    45s
  • Q3

    To become fainter or more distant

    flimsy

    forlorn

    pendulum

    recede

    45s
  • Q4

    To say thoughtfully

    mosaic

    convivial

    pendulum

    muse

    45s
  • Q5

    A weight hung so that it can swing freely, sometimes used in timing the workings of certain clocks

    forlorn

    pendulum

    flimsy

    recede

    45s
  • Q6

    Which of the following can be described as forlorn?

    a beautiful painting

    a lonely child

    a bitter argument

    a happy reunion

    45s
  • Q7

    Which of the following could be described as a pendulum?

    grandfather clock

    bright sunshine

    racing motorcycle

    new boots

    45s
  • Q8

    An example of convivial is

    a pouting teenager

    a barking dog

    a faded jacket

    a friendly crowd

    45s
  • Q9

    Which of the following can recede ?

    aching feet

    a plane arriving at an airport

    cold hands

    a plane flying away

    45s
  • Q10

    Roses turning green, eyes turning yellow, and cows growing an extra horn all contribute to creating a mood that is

    eerie

    silly

    thoughtful

    annoyed

    45s
  • Q11

    Mood in literature refers to 

    a  story's plot structure.

    the feeling a writer establishes in a story.

    a story's character development.

    the falling action of a story.

    45s
  • Q12

    To pass time without doing anything purposeful or useful

    muse

    idle

    recede

    forlorn

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  • Q13

    The man was quite _______________________; everybody liked him.

    convivial

    pendulum

    receded

    forlorn

    45s
  • Q14

    After the waves come up on the beach, they soon __________ back to the ocean.

    subtly

    convivial

    recede

    muse

    45s
  • Q15

    After losing the big game, Scott sat on the bench, feeling __________.

    flimsy

    forlorn

    convivial

    subtly

    45s

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