A Diary from Dixie - Vocabulary

Question 1

Mary Chesnut (1823-1886)

Answer 1

• Daughter of wealthy plantation owner
• Against slavery/supported South
• Formal education; married lawyer
• Husband—prominent in Confederacy
• After war—financially ruined

Question 2

Diary from Dixiecy

Answer 2

• compilation of journal entries recorded at the time plus recollections written after the war
• Written 1881-1884
• Gives vivid descriptions and details of the Confedera

Question 3

allusion

Answer 3

• noun

- mention, reference

Question 4

audaciously

Answer 4

• adverb

- imprudently, daringly

Question 5

pervade

Answer 5

• verb

- permeate, saturate

Question 6

obstinate

Answer 6

• adjective

- stubborn, determined

Question 7

solace

Answer 7

• verb

- comfort