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Lennie was this when he was smiling and thinking about the farm they would buy. He had no idea Curley was angry.
a) bemused
b) aloof
c) crestfallen
d) writhed

Curley's wife did this when Lennie grabbed her and picked her up. She was wiggling and squirming under his force.
a) scoffed
b) writhed
c) bemused
d) aloof

Curley's wife did this to the weak ones who were left in the barn. She made fun of them for thinking they could ever buy land and leave the ranch.
a) bemused
b) aloof
c) scoffed
d) crestfallen

Candy was this after he let Carlson shoot his dog, and he cried in his bunk.
a) anguished
b) bemused
c) scoffed
d) writhed

Lennie was feeling this after he killed the puppy and the girl; he felt ashamed and worthless.
a) writhed
b) aloof
c) bemused
d) crestfallen

The students wanted to ____ the teacher when she gave them an essay over winter break.
a) aloof
b) lynch
c) console
d) ominously

The mother ___ the crying child by hugging him.
a) bemused
b) aloof
c) consoled
d) anguished

The man was ___ with the beautiful woman. It was easier to keep his distance than to be rejected.
a) consoled
b) monotonous
c) writhed
d) aloof

The mother was ___________ with the child after she told him for the 5th time to clean his room. She had no patience left and was angry.
a) crestfallen
b) anguished
c) indignant
d) lynch

extreme pain or displeasure
a) aloof
b) anguished
c) writhed
d) monotonous

to show displeasure
a) scoff
b) lynch
c) ominously
d) bemused

foreshowing evil
a) anguished
b) ominously
c) consoled
d) writhed

to put to death without legal sanction
a) bemused
b) scoff
c) lynch
d) indignation

to cause to become lost in thought
a) crestfallen
b) bemused
c) indignation
d) ominously

at a distance
a) anguished
b) bemused
c) consoled
d) aloof

anger due to something unjust
a) aloof
b) indignation
c) crestfallen
d) consoled

feeling shame or humiliation
a) consoled
b) writhed
c) monotonous
d) crestfallen

to twist in pain
a) lynch
b) writhed
c) ominously
d) scoff

uniform or unwavering
a) monotonous
b) scoff
c) ominously
d) lynch

the act of comforting someone
a) indignation
b) crestfallen
c) consoled
d) writhed

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