THE PIGMAN – CHAPTER FOUR

(Pages 23-31)

VOCABULARY

Match the words with definitions below.

1. Fictitious ___ to call upon to do something specified.

2. Summon ___ absurd or preposterous
3. Prevaricate ___ not genuine or false
4. Ridiculous ___ to speak falsely

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Answer the following questions in full sentences.

1. How does Loraine describe Norton?

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2. What is Norton’s nickname and how did he get it?

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3. What was the first thing he did?

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4. Why did Loraine choose Howard Ave?

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5. What does her so called organization need?

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6. What do you think the phrase biting my tongue means?

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7. What was the name of his wife’s favorite joke?

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8. What did Dennis and Norton do when the call was taking a long time?
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9. How does she believe all actors start acting?

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10. What was one of the lies John told Miss King?
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11. What are John’s parents afraid of?
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12. If you were taking part in the telephone marathon. What three topics would you choose to
make the call go on the longest?

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Answers

1. Eyes like a mean mouse, big and he’s a social outcast

2. The marshmallow kid, he got caught stealing marshmallows

3. He started cheating on the telephone marathon

4. A few blocks down the road from her

5. Donations

6. To stop talking for a moment and try get back to the point of the conversation

7. Best well-cards

8. Go to the living room to watch tv

9. By believing the lies you tell

10. He spilled coffee on his report, the left-over sugar caused cockroaches to eat it.

11. His imagination

12. Students own answers