Chapter 1

Question 1

A nice way to describe cold air in December

Answer 1

frosty December Air

Question 2

A nice way to put together a clause to describe putting your hands into your pockets

Answer 2

Jacob walked fast, ahead of his little brother, hands stuffed into his pockets, breath flaring in the frosty December air.

Question 3

How do you call boxes made of papers usually used for packing eggs?

Answer 3

Carton

Question 4

How do you call a store that sells cold cuts, cheeses, a variety of salads, as well as selection of unusual or foreign prepared foods?

Answer 4

Delicatessen or Deli for short

Question 5

A derogatory term for Asians, especially for Vietnamese in Australia and especially for Chinese in America

Answer 5

Slope

Question 6

How is slope a derogatory term for Asians?

Answer 6

Referring to the slope of their eyes

Question 7

What’s the most common last name of Vietnamese?

Answer 7

Nguyen

Question 8

How do you pronounce Nguyen?

Answer 8

Nguyen

Question 9

The name of a chain of supermarkets that operate in northeastern United States that contains C

Answer 9

C-Town

Question 10

How do you say when someone skips you in a queue at a C-Town supermarket?

Answer 10

He cut in front of me at the C-Town checkout line.

Question 11

How do you call a flexible hollow tube designed to carry water?

Answer 11

Hose

Question 12

How do you call a hose that is used to spray water on a yard or grass?

Answer 12

Watering hose

Question 13

A rude word to describe someone you doesn’t like which starts with “t” and ends with “d”

Answer 13

Turd

Question 14

A word for an individual who must fart but reluctant to do so, therefore tries to clench the sphincter to bite the fart off into smaller, less noticeable mini-farts

Answer 14

Fart-biter

Question 15

Another word for chicken out

Answer 15

Wimp out

Question 16

A word for a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides

Answer 16

Avenue

Question 17

A word for leisurely evening walk

Answer 17

evening stroll

Question 18

A word for a house with two living units attached to each other, either next to each other as townhouses, condominiums or above each other like apartments.

Answer 18

Duplex

Question 19

a verb, to decorate a room or other place for a special occasion by hanging colored paper, lights, flowers around it, especially in curves.

Answer 19

Festoon

Question 20

A person who does not like other people celebrating or enjoying themselves, especially a person who does not like Christmas

Answer 20

Grinch

Question 21

a slang to say leave immediately

Answer 21

Beat it

Question 22

An American slang to describe short-tempered old man

Answer 22

Geezer

Question 23

to laugh at someone or something in a silly way and often unkind way

Answer 23

Snigger

Question 24

a large window positioned so that you can see an attractive view

Answer 24

Picture Window

Question 25

A house with staggered levels

Answer 25

A split-level ranch or a split-level house

Question 26

to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit

Answer 26

Duck

Question 27

Another word for streetlight

Answer 27

Streetlamp

Question 28

a model(toy) or tableau representing the scene of Jesus Christ’s birth, displayed in homes or public places at Christmas.

Answer 28

Crèche or Crèche displays

Question 29

a nice way say approach while hiding behind a parked car’s shadow

Answer 29

Now they approached very slowly, keeping to the shadows of the parked cars along the street

Question 30

71’ car that looks like a spaceship

Answer 30

plymouth fury

Question 31

a word for cleaning and polishing a car or leather

Answer 31

Wax

Question 32

A word for a lane where cars can drive through from a garage or a house onto a road

Answer 32

Driveway

Question 33

a sofa chair with a pad on the back for a single person

Answer 33

Wing chair