Dialogue, vocabulary and plot: The Accidental Tourist exercises with answers

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Dialogue

Who or what do the underlined words refer to?

  1. "I just can't live with you any more." c [X] Sarah
  2. "It's hard to pull a comb through it." d [X] Muriel's hair
  3. "Couldn't you just once invite me to a family dinner?" c [X] Julian
  4. "Don't you ever, ever do that again!" d [X] hang Edward by his collar
  5. "Listen - you've got to get me out of here." c [X] a skyscraper in New York
  6. "Every day I tell myself it's time to be getting over this." a [X] Ethan's murder
  7. "She's everything that most modern girls are not." b [X] Rose
  8. "Wouldn't live anywhere else for the world." c [X] Baltimore
  9. "What was all that about?" a [X] children being mean to Alexander
  10. "Getting a telegram like that would make me wild with anger!" d [X] No message. Harpo.

20 marks

Vocabulary

Choose the best answer.

  1. Sticks you put under your arms to help you walk if you've hurt your leg: b [X] crutches
  2. A long piece of leather used to control a dog: a [X] leash
  3. Putting medicine into the body with a syringe: b [X] injection
  4. A room below ground level: d [X] basement
  5. A small room in a house, used for storing food: c [X] pantry
  6. An agreement to get married: c [X] engagement
  7. Very tightly curled: d [X] frizzy
  8. Words that show admiration: a [X] praise
  9. To put your arms around someone and hold them: c [X] hug
  10. To walk with difficulty because one leg is injured: d [X] limp

Plot

Choose the best answer.

  1. Muriel first taught Edward to _____. a [X] sit
  2. Sarah wanted to meet Macon to discuss _____. b [X] an official separation
  3. Macon rang Muriel from New York partly because _____. a [X] his brother wanted to have Edward shot
  4. Muriel insisted on telling Macon _____. c [X] all about her life history
  5. Macon felt at peace _____. c [X] living at Singleton Street
  6. Macon helped _____ see that he didn't really have many allergies. d [X] Alexander
  7. Macon went back to Sarah _____. c [X] when Muriel talked about marriage too much
  8. Rose returned home after her wedding because _____. d [X] her brothers couldn't feed themselves
  9. Macon was _____ when Muriel followed him to Paris. c [X] irritated
  10. In the end, Macon returned to Muriel because _____. a [X] he and Sarah had no future