Rules of the Game

Question 1

Pungent

Answer 1

1) Adjective
2) Having a sharp strong taste or smell
3) “Pungent leaves” (225).

Question 2

Solemnity

Answer 2

1) Noun
2) The state or quality of being serious and dignified
3) “He then solemnly asked if I had been a very, very good girl this year and did I believe in Jesus Christ and obey my parents…I nodded back with equal solemnity” (226).

Question 3

Pawn

Answer 3

1) Noun
2) Person used by others for their own purposes
3) “Vincent got the chess set…we discovered later, it was missing a black pawn and white knight” (227).

Question 4

Benevolently

Answer 4

1) Adjective
2) Having a desire to do good
3) “‘Little sister, been a long time since I play with dolls ,’ he said, smiling benevolently” (229).

Question 5

Retort

Answer 5

1) Verb
2) Saying something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner
3) “I quickly put the box down next to him on the bench and displayed my retort” (229).

Question 6

Prodigy

Answer 6

1) Noun
2) A person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities
3) “I was touted as the Great American Hope, a child prodigy and a girl to boot” (231).

Question 7

Malodorous

Answer 7

1) Adjective
2) Smelling very unpleasant
3) “I remember that his sweaty brow seemed to weep at my every move. He wore a malodorous suit” (231).

Question 8

Concessions

Answer 8

1) Noun
2) A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded
3) “My parents made many concessions to allow me to practice… I left the table with half finished bowls and nobody complained” (232).