“The First Day” by Edward P. Jones

Question 1

plait

Answer 1

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Question 2

faint

Answer 2

lacking clarity, brightness, or loudness

Question 3

soothing

Answer 3

affording physical relief

Question 4

stingy

Answer 4

unwilling to spend

Question 5

speckle

Answer 5

a small contrasting part or something

Question 6

insistent

Answer 6

demanding attention

Question 7

precious

Answer 7

of high worth or cost

Question 8

teeming

Answer 8

abundantly filled with especially living things

Question 9

timeworn

Answer 9

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

Question 10

envelop

Answer 10

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

Question 11

vigorously

Answer 11

in an energetic manner

Question 12

womb

Answer 12

a hollow muscular organ in which a developing fetus grows

Question 13

guardian

Answer 13

a person who cares for persons or property

Question 14

scale

Answer 14

an ordered reference standard

Question 15

liable

Answer 15

subject to legal action

Question 16

auditorium

Answer 16

the area of a theater or hall where the audience sits

Question 17

strew

Answer 17

spread by scattering

Question 18

array

Answer 18

an impressive display or assortment

Question 19

possessive

Answer 19

serving to express or indicate the act of having

Question 20

enunciate

Answer 20

express or state clearly

Question 21

purposeful

Answer 21

serving as or indicating the existence of a goal

Question 22

hesitation

Answer 22

the act of pausing uncertainly

Question 23

kneel

Answer 23

rest one’s weight on one’s knees

Question 24

quiver

Answer 24

shake with fast, tremulous movements