Latin American Writers A Literary Reader

Quiz

Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon
by Gabriel García Márquez

Welcome to the vocabulary activity. You probably already know many of these vocabulary words. This page lets you check your knowledge of several words from the selection and can help you build your vocabulary.

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	1.   ______ means "frank or sincere."
	Respite Delirium	Candor Volatile
	2.   Which of the following is another word for "calm"?
	incoherent serenity	pawned sensational
	3.   If someone is direct, he or she is ______.
	forthright maternal	decorous grand
	4.   A _____ person is bright and beaming.
	soldered dour	radiant decorous
	5.   This is a term for a person who is incapacitated or disabled.
	estranged invalid	enjoined perplexed

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