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Questions

1) What was the main idea of page 12?

2) Which heart is easier to win according to the author?

3) What does Brom Bones do to win Katrina's affection?

4) Broms said he wanted to, "double the schoolmaster up, and lay him on a shelf of his own schoolhouse… ."

What does Brom mean?

5) The author wrote, "There was something extremely provoking in this obstinately pacific system; it left Brom no alternative but to draw upon the funds of rustic waggery in his disposition, and to play off boorish practical jokes upon his rival."

What does "extremely" mean in this context?

6) In the same quote below, what does the phrase "left Brom no alternative" mean?

"There was something extremely provoking in this obstinately pacific system; it left Brom no alternative but to draw upon the funds of rustic waggery in his disposition, and to play off boorish practical jokes upon his rival."

What does "extremely" mean in this context?

7) Last question on the same quote below. What does "disposition" mean?

"There was something extremely provoking in this obstinately pacific system; it left Brom no alternative but to draw upon the funds of rustic waggery in his disposition, and to play off boorish practical jokes upon his rival."

What does "extremely" mean in this context?

8) What does Brom's dog do?

9) Why does Ichabod think that witches held meetings at his schoolhouse?

10) Were there any events that weren't clear to you?