The Lesson

Question 1

Surly

Answer 1

1) Adjective
2) Bad tempered and unfriendly
3) “so me and Sugar leaning on the mailbox being surly” (196).

Question 2

Ferocious

Answer 2

1) Adjective
2) Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent
3) “we talk about his mama something ferocious” (197).

Question 3

Notion

Answer 3

1) Noun
2) A conception or belief about something
3) “‘Whatcha gonna do with a microscope, fool?’…Big Butt ain’t got the first notion” (197).

Question 4

Recitation

Answer 4

1) Noun
2) The action of repeating something aloud from memory 3) “I read it again just in case the group recitation put me in a trance” (198).

Question 5

Treachery

Answer 5

1) Noun
2) Betrayal of trust
3) “Miss Moore is beside herself and I am disgusted with Sugar’s treachery” (201).