Chapters 5-6

Question 1

dolorously

Answer 1

sorrowfully; mournfully

Question 2

assunder

Answer 2

torn in two

Question 3

What do Toad’s friends do when they realize he refuses to change his ways?

Answer 3

They imprison him in his room

Question 4

cowering

Answer 4

crouching or shrinking away in fear

Question 5

the use of indicative words or phrases that hint at something that will happen in the story; it sets the stage for the event without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense

Answer 5

foreshadowing

Question 6

crestfallen

Answer 6

ashamed

Question 7

What does the title Dulce Domum mean in Latin?

Answer 7

Sweet Home

Question 8

paroxysm

Answer 8

sudden outburst

Question 9

What is Toad called in court?

Answer 9

a confounded coward, the vilest of villains, an ignorant fool

Question 10

impertinence

Answer 10

insulting, irreverent conduct

Question 11

faltered

Answer 11

wavered; weakend

Question 12

What does Ratty way when he realizes he has caused Mole’s distress?

Answer 12

“What a pig I have been!”

Question 13

Name some ways Ratty proves his friendship to Mole in Chapter 5: Dulce Domum?

Answer 13

He helps Mole clean and straighten his home. He backtracks in the cold to help Mole find his underground home. He sends out a field-mouse to buy food and drink for Mole’s guests.

Question 14

Where is Toad when he sees the fated motor-car that causes him such trouble?

Answer 14

Red Lion

Question 15

the repetition of beginning sounds; e.g., “the diffident and delaying dog-rose stepped delicately on the stage”

Answer 15

alliteration

Question 16

caustic

Answer 16

sarcastic

Question 17

What does the court way was Toad’s worst offense

Answer 17

cheeking the police

Question 18

appurtenance

Answer 18

accessory

Question 19

anecdote

Answer 19

a short humorous or interesting story

Question 20

What difficult choice does Mole have to make in Chapter 5: Dulce Domum

Answer 20

to go find his home or to go on with Ratty