Q&A from Two Old Women

1. Two
Old
Women:
Chapter
4
Spedding
Grade
5
PYP
The
International
School
of
Monterey
READ
Chapter
4,
pp.
45
–
57
(top
of
page)
VOCABULARY
Use
the
context
of
the
story
to
guess
the
meaning
of
each
of
the
follow
words,
then
use
a
classroom
dictionary
to
find
the
correct
meaning.
WORD
GUESS
THE
MEANING
(while
your
reading)
lethargically
(p.
47)
inevitable
(p.
47)
oblivion
(p.
48)
resume
(p.
50)
tributary
(p.
51)
QUESTIONS
Respond
to
the
following
questions
on
lined
paper.
Do
not
rewrite
the
questions.
Just
include
this
handout
with
your
responses.
Be
sure
to
explain
yourself
fully.
Cite
specific
examples
from
the
story
to
support
your
answers.
1. p.
47,
pg.
2:
“They
would
not
have
to
prove
anything
to
anyone.”
Explain
the
meaning
of
this
sentence.
Cite
specific
evidence
to
support
your
answer.
2. P.
48,
pg.
2:
“Chid
watched
all
this
from
between
narrowed
lids.
She
did
not
want
her
friend
to
know
that
she
was
awake.”
I
remember
doing
this
when
I
was
a
kid
and
I
didn’t
want
to
get
up
or
let
my
mom
know
that
I
was
awake.
Have
you
ever
done
this?
Explain.
3. P.
49,
pg.
2:
“I
surprised
myself
by
how
fast
I
moved.“
What’s
going
on
here?
Has
this
ever
happened
to
you?
Explain.
4. P.
50,
pg.
1:
“Without
it,
their
struggle
would
be
over
soon.”
Explain
the
meaning
of
this
sentence.
Cite
specific
evidence
to
support
your
answer.
5. P.
52,
pg.
2:
“They
looked
at
each
other
and
felt
a
surge
of
powerful
emotion
that
left
them
speechless.”
Explain
the
meaning
of
this
sentence.
Cite
specific
evidence
to
support
your
answer.