| A | B |
|---|
| who were the interlopers | Ulrich |
| how did the interlopers get trapped | trees fell ontop of them |
| what did the men see before they died | wolves |
| a family rival(interlopers) | for two centuries |
| what kind of bud unfoldes in this poem | a water lilly |
| who surrounded herself with mirrors | old woman |
| feud | biffor, long lasting quarrel |
| quest | search |
| A poem is compared with what in "How to Eat a Poem"? | fruit |
| what happened to the ol women | she disappeared in the mirror |
| what kind of bud unfolds in this poem | a water-lily bud |
| who surrounded herself with mirrors | ol woman |
| what do the poet compare to a water lilly bud | poem |
| how many times does the author say do read this poem | again and over again |
| vain | ovelryly proud conceited |
| legendary | known by a great maany people |
| dimensions measurements of length widthg or thickness | measurements of length widthg or thickness |
| What two locations did the man read the book | On the train and in his house |
| what was the weapon the lovers used | dagger |
| Where did the lovers meet | met in a cabin in the woods |
| sordid | morally degraded |
| Where were to two men heading off two? | London |
| What was the hitchhikers job? | He was a fingersmith |
| What things did the hitchhiker steal from the cop? | A Black leather belt, wallet, license |
| What kind of car was the man driving? | A big BMW 3.3 Li |
| What is a fingersmith? | An expert with his fingers. A professional pickpocket. |
| Loom | appear quite suddenly in great size |
| Tin | can |
| offense | act of wrongdoing; crime |
| Mum | silent |
| Clink | Prison |
| What did Atkinson draw? | He drew a man in court |
| What was the subject of Withencroft's | A man in the courtroom |
| What is the meaning of the title "August Heat" | The weather played a big part in the story |
| What was Mr. Atikinson doing at the end of the story to get you to believe he was going to kill Withencroft? | Atkinson was laying his tools down |
| bearings | location; direction |
| outset | beginning |
| how did akana return? | akana killed himself |
| when did akana say he would return ? | in early autumn , the ninth day of the ninth month |
| how do the story a promise kept end? | akana had killed himself in order to fullfill the promise |
| what didi akanas wife want to be burned with? | pilgrim bell |
| beseech | beg, ask earnestly |
| respond | answer, reply |
| gazing | staring intently in expectation |
| furtive | sneaky, secret |
| manor | a mansion; the main house on an estate |
| alibis | exuses |
| urgent | needing prompt action |
| For what reason did was the prisoner going to be put to death | His Religious belief |
| Who were the people who captured the man | The people were the spanish quisition |
| Who wrote the pit and the pendulum | Edgar allan Poe |
| Did the man escape death | Yes the man used the pendulum to his advantage |
| pendulum | swing wieght,as in an old fashioned clock |
| Sythe | a long curved blad,used for cutting grass |
| Desperation | the state of utter hopeless |
| swoon | Faint |
| why the tiger didn't attack the woman | it noticed her large belly |
| name of man who shot tiger | mamood |
| by end of story, what tiger & woman had in common | both were new mothers |
| sarong | simple wraparound dress/skirt |
| Malays | people of Malay peninsula |
| brooding | worrying for a long time |
| name of pregnant woman in The Tiger | Fatima |
| where the woman was when she saw tiger | in the river |
| expanse | wide, unbroken space |
| lalang | kind of very tall, thick grass |
| glint | bright gleam; flash |
| betel nut | nut from palm tree |
| Allah | Islamic term for God |
| scowl | frown |
| conquest | act of winning in war |
| monument | structure or thing to honor person/event |
| dusk | time just before nightfall |
