"Blues Ain't No Mockingbird" Vocab

Question 1

formality

Answer 1

behavior that follows accepted forms, rules, or customs

Question 2

mortal

Answer 2

capable or causing death

Question 3

lasso

Answer 3

capture as if with rope

Question 4

activism

Answer 4

a policy of taking direct action to achieve political or social goal

Question 5

welfare

Answer 5

something that aids or promotes well-being

Question 6

intrude

Answer 6

enter uninvited

Question 7

squinch

Answer 7

a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls

Question 8

calabash

Answer 8

large, gourd-like fruit grown in the american tropics

Question 9

oilskin

Answer 9

a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to male it waterproof

Question 10

plights

Answer 10

a situation from which extrication is difficult

Question 11

vendor

Answer 11

someone who exchanges goods or services for money

Question 12

insight

Answer 12

clear or deep perception of a situation

Question 13

foodstamps

Answer 13

a government issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food

Question 14

omniscient point of view

Answer 14

the thoughts of all the characters revealed