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"The Moustache"

Read the sentence below and give the meaning of the word.
  1. "Or was she so happy because she was suddenly lucid and everything was sharp and clear?" The word lucid, as it is used in the sentence above, means:
    1. weary
    2. energetic
    3. clear-headed
    4. irritable

    Answer: C. clear-headed.

  2. "She seemed to be sleeping, her breathing serene and regular." The word serene, as it is used in the sentence above, means:
    1. quiet and shallow
    2. calm and undisturbed
    3. loud and uneven
    4. raspy and labored

    Answer: B. calm and undisturbed

  3. "My mother had described those moments when my grandmother suddenly emerged from the fog that so often obscured her mind." The word obscured, as it is used in the sentence above, means
    1. clouded
    2. changed
    3. revealed
    4. stimulated

    Answer: A. clouded

  4. Mike originally grows a moustache because he is ___
    1. experimenting with his appearance.
    2. angry with his mother.
    3. in love with Cindy.
    4. upset with his sister.

    Answer: A. experimenting with his appearance.

  5. Why was Mike’s moustache costing him money?
    1. He had to pay the barber to trim it.
    2. He had to pay full price for movie tickets.
    3. He lost his part-time job because of it.
    4. His mom refused to pay his allowance until he shaved it off.

    Answer: B. He had to pay full price for movie tickets. 'But the woman in the box office took one look at my moustache and charged me full price. Even when I showed her my driver's license. She charged full admission for Cindy's ticket, too, which left me practically broke and unable to take Cindy out for a hamburger with the crowd afterward.

  6. Why doesn't Cindy like it?
    1. It is becoming too expensive.
    2. He isn't ready to grow up.
    3. His mother asks him to shave it.

    Answer: C. He isn't ready to grow up.

  7. Why did Mike’s guilt make him get out of the car at the nursing home instead of going back to spend time with his girlfriend?
    1. He didn't want to let his mom down.
    2. He didn't want his dad to find out he drove like a madman.
    3. His grandma had given him many Christmas and birthday gifts.
    4. He was afraid his grandma would be disappointed.

    Answer: D. He was afraid his grandma would be disappointed. 'Then I felt guilty about it. I'm loaded with guilt complexes. Like driving like a madman after promising my father to be careful. Like sitting in the parking lot, looking at the nursing home with dread and thinking how I'd rather be with Cindy. Then I thought of all the Christmas and birthday gifts my grandmother had given me and I got out of the car, guilty as usual.

  8. Why does Mike go alone to visit his grandmother?
    1. Annie was sick.
    2. His mother asked him to go.
    3. No one wants to drive in the car with him.
    4. Cindy was going to the beach with her friends.

    Answer: A. Annie was sick. 'At the last minute Annie couldn't go. She was invaded by one of those twenty-four-hour flu bugs that sent her to bed with a fever, moaning about the fact that she'd also have to break her date with Handsome Harry Arnold that night.

  9. What did Mike’s grandma want him to say to her?
    1. I love you, Meg.
    2. I forgive you, Meg.
    3. See you later, gator.
    4. After while, crocodile.

      5. Answer: B. I forgive you, Meg 'Say you forgive me, Mike. I've waited all these years .... Say ' forgive you, Meg.'

  10. Mike first realizes that his grandmother has confused him with someone else when ___
    1. she sees the birds out in the parking lot.
    2. she tells him how much she loved the piano.
    3. he doesn't understand her.
    4. he remembers that he is named after his grandfather.

    Answer: D. he remembers that he is named after his grandfather. 'Then I remembered—my grandfather's name was Michael. I had been named for him.'

  11. By the end of the story, readers understand that ___
    1. people learn that things are always better left unsaid.
    2. people sometimes mature as a result of a single experience.
    3. people need to say they are sorry after they have lied.
    4. people must face their fears.

    Answer: B. people sometimes mature as a result of a single experience. 'Her eyes studied me. Her hands pressed mine. For the first time in my life, I saw love at work. Not movie love. Not Cindy's sparkling eyes when I tell her that we're going to the beach on a Sunday afternoon. But love like something alive and tender, asking nothing in return. She raised her face, and I knew what she wanted me to do. I bent and brushed my lips against her cheek. Her flesh was like a leaf in autumn, crisp and dry.'

     

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