Question

directions. scan the definitions in column a. then think about how the boldface words are used in the sentences in column b. to complete the exercise, match each definition in column a with the correct vocabulary word from column b. write the letter of your choice on the line provided; then write the vocabulary word on the line preceding the definition.
column a
__ 11. word:__
adj. of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event
__ 12. word:__
n. loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture
__ 13. word:__
n. a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident
__ 14. word:__
adj. loyal, steadfast; strong or solid; water - tight; v. to check the flow of (blood, etc.)
__ 15. word:__
n. a person with extraordinary talents; especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel
__ 16. word:__
n. something that someone does very well; a strong point
__ 17. word:__
n. a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play
__ 18. word:__
n. a mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flowers pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination
__ 19. word:__
n. a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease
__ 20. word:__
adj. done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand;
column b
(a) walker points out that the poet phillis wheatley (1753? - 1784), an eighteenth - century slave, was taught to reject her african heritage as if it were a terrible stigma.
(b) wheatley was so frail that she often needed a servant to look after her. far from being a hypochondriac, she suffered from genuine illnesses that may have been worsened by her inner conflicts.
(c) walker mourns the fate of women who might have been artistic prodigies if only they had been free to express their creativity.
(d) a nineteenth - century african american woman whose forte was poetry or sculpture had little hope of developing her talents.
(e) indeed, artists who cant practice their art are deprived and might be compared to a leaky vessel; neither of them is staunch.
(f) those thwarted artists often expressed their creativity in any way they could; for example, if a woman was a gifted storyteller, she may have told anecdotes to entertain and instruct her children.
(g) as walker points out, the lives of those women are not closed books. the artistic achievements of their children and grandchildren serve as inspiring epilogues to the womens stories.
(h) perhaps, walker imagines, phillis wheatleys mother shared her daughters fidelity to the ideal of art.
(i) walker values the bond of sympathy between women. in her novel the color purple, one of the climactic moments, or turning points, occurs when the narrator finds a bundle of letters from her long - lost sister, nettie.
(j) netties letters are a form of art. in her correspondences, she makes meaning out of events that others might only refer to in an extemporaneous remark.

Explanation:

1. The definition "adj. of the highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event" matches "climactic" which is not in Column B but the idea matches "climax". However, from Column B, the closest in meaning for the intensity - related idea is (I) "climactic moments" in the context. So the answer is I.
2. "n. loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture" matches "fidelity", so the answer is H.
3. "n. a brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident" matches "anecdote", so the answer is D.
4. "adj. loyal, steadfast; strong or solid; water - tight; v. to check the flow (of blood, etc.)" matches "staunch", so the answer is E.
5. "n. a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel" matches "prodigy", so the answer is C.
6. "n. something that someone does very well; a strong point" matches "forte", so the answer is D.
7. "n. a short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play" matches "epilogue", so the answer is G.
8. "n. a mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower's pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination" matches "stigma", not in Column B but related to the botany - related meaning in the text. But from Column B, no exact match, closest in the general "shame" sense could be related to the overall context of the text's themes.
9. "n. a person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease" matches "hypochondriac", so the answer is B.
10. "adj. done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand" matches "extemporaneous", so the answer is J.

Answer:

1. I
2. H
3. D
4. E
5. C
6. D
7. G
8. (No exact match in Column B but related to general "shame" context)
9. B
10. J