The Gift of The Magia Vocab Words

Question 1

successful and wealthy

Answer 1

prosperous

Question 2

disappear

Answer 2

vanish

Question 3

extremely happy

Answer 3

ecstatic

Question 4

most common or main or dominating thing

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predominant

Question 5

unimportant

Answer 5

inconsequential

Question 6

giving

Answer 6

generous

Question 7

huge, very large

Answer 7

mammoth

Question 8

changing slowly step by step

Answer 8

gradually

Question 9

to urge on or stir up

Answer 9

instigate

Question 10

to reduce in value

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depreciate

Question 11

the act of imputing; insinuation; accused of or attributed to something

Answer 11

imputation

Question 12

the quality of being careful with money or resources; thrift; stinginess

Answer 12

parsimony

Question 13

someone who avoids doing his or her duty; someone who is skipping school without permission

Answer 13

truant

Question 14

What was William S. Porter’s pen name?

Answer 14

O’ Henry

Question 15

When was he he born, and where?

Answer 15

September 11, 1862 in North Carolina

Question 16

Who taught him school?

Answer 16

His aunt LIna formal schoolteacher, only place that taught him

Question 17

Why and where did he move and how old was he?

Answer 17

He moved to Texas when he was 20 because of health reasons

Question 18

How did he get the idea for his pen name?

Answer 18

Pen name derived from saying Oh Henry because Henry was the family’s house cat

Question 19

What and when did he start writing columns for?

Answer 19

1895 he stared writing columns for the Huston Daily Post

Question 20

What was he accused of?

Answer 20

He was accused of embezzling funds when he worked at a bank

Question 21

Where did he flee to?

Answer 21

Leaving his wife and daughter in Austin, he fled to New Orleans, than to Honduras

Question 22

Why did he return to the States?

Answer 22

Because his wife was in failing health in Austin

Question 23

When did his wife die, and why was he sent to prison?

Answer 23

She died in 1898, and he was found guilty of charges of embezzling, and sentenced 5 years in Ohio Prison

Question 24

What did he do in prison and what name did he use when he was released?

Answer 24

In prison he wrote many short stories and used his pen name when he was released to shield his identity

Question 25

What was he famous for and how many short stories did he write?

Answer 25

Published over 300 stories and gained world wide acclaim as America’s favorite short story author

Question 26

When did he die, how old was he, and what was his problem?

Answer 26

Died June 5, 1910 in New York City at the age of 47, an alcoholic he died penniless