Worksheet Dead Poets Society chapter 9

Dead Poets Society
Chapter 9

1. Questions:

What does the following mean: Cupid is a knavish lad?
Answer: The following sentence means that Cupid is a bad person because he makes women go crazy (in love).

What is Neil´s character in the play called?
Answer: Neil´s character is called Puck.

Why is Todd dissatisfied with the monogrammed desk set?
Answer: Todd is dissatisfied because he got exactly the same gift as last year. He thought that his parents were not interested in him.

Do Todd´s parents love their children according to Todd?
Answer: Todd thinks that his parents do not like him because of his big brother.

Who are Gloria and Tina?
Answer: Gloria and Tina are two older girls Charlie brought with him to the cave. He told the girls the secret about the Dead Poets Society.

What is Charlie´s new name?
Answer: Charlie´s new name is Nuwanda.

2. Insert the missing word:
a. ___a_Row___ of shops
b. ___Brick_____ buildings
c. ____Henley_____ Hall
d. and parked it in a __the rack_____ in front of the building.
e. Neil smiled and _____dashed___ to the center stage
f. except for his ______chattering______ teeth Todd sat silent and still
g. Knox followed their lead and burst into a ______coughing fit__________.

3. Conjugate the following words changing them to the past tense:


1. Pedal = pedaled          
2. Slide = slid
3. Begin = began
4. Run = ran
5. Shake = shook
6. Swing = swung
7. Ride = rode
8. Leap = leapt or leaped
9. Ring = rang



4. Translate or explain the following words in Danish


Rehearsal = prøve
Square = firkantet
Delight = glæde
Impishly = drilsk
Bedabbled = oversprøjtede
Dew = dug
Briars = vild rose eller tornebusk
Cooed = kurrerede
Mesmerized = hyptoniserede
Hushed = tyst eller dæmpet
Mocked = hånede
Swig = hælde eller drikke
Pavement = fortov
Fog = tåge eller slør
Commotion = opstandelse
Flabbergasted = forbløffet
Furrowed = furet
Frowned = rynke panden eller brynene
Lurches = slingren eller ryk
Bounce = springe eller hoppe
Fraternity = broderskab eller venskab
Pantry = spisekammer
Refrigerator = køleskab
Flippantly = flabet
Monogrammed = med monogram
Obviously = åbenlyst
Underestimating = undervurdere
Anguished = forpint
Cadence = tonegang eller rytme
Emanating = udstråle

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