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 Vocabulary Builder ~ Chapter 2

1. Click all of the words that describe Captain Ortega's attitude and behavior toward Salvador. [Green, correct; Red, incorrect]

scornful	hateful	rude	humiliating
generous	cruel	spiteful	conciliatory

2. Click the words that describe Lupita's reaction to Uncle Antonio's second solution.

stunned	excited	fearful
incredulous	enthusiastic	sad

3. Write the word from the list above that explains the line, "Her ears were playing her false."

Click the word that best defines the underlined word.

4. Salvador was dispatched to get the priest.
         sent
         left

5. Lupita took the young children out to the privy before putting them to bed.
         outdoor bathroom
         private quarters

6. As Salvador ate his breakfast, he looked angry and was a bad mood.
         glowing
         sullen

7. He looked angrily at Lupita when she asked if he had seen Dorotea.
         scowled
         smiled

8. "There was never enough [money]," Lupita said sadly in a soft low voice.
         murmured
         mumbled

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