E
JERICHO
HIGH
SCHOOL
ENGLISH
NAME ________________________________
PERIOD ___________
DATE ___________
MS. FISCHER
ENGLISH II
VOCABULARY
Directions: Use the new vocabulary words to complete the following sentences.
1. J.D. Salinger, who fought in World War II, contemplated __________________, wondering about
life, death, and the nature of existence.
2. Many fans anticipated the __________________publication of new Salinger works after the
author passed away in 2010, however no new works were forthcoming.
3. Although The Catcher in the Rye was once considered a modern, even revolutionary novel, to
st
many 21 century students the world depicted by J.D. Salinger seems quite __________________.
4. It is not that Holden Caulfield is __________________; rather, he is looking back upon events that
already took place.
5. If Holden believed in __________________than he might find accepting death easier, after all,
death would not seem quite so final if the soul migrated to a new body after death.
6. Holden’s final fencing match before Christmas break went awry; his __________________trip to
New York City determined that his whole day was going wrong—and it wasn’t even noon yet!
7. Mrs. Spencer met Holden in the __________________of the house where she took his coat and
offered him cocoa.
8. When saying good-bye to Pencey Prep, Holden recalled how after dinner one night he and his
friends had a __________________snowball fight.
9. Holden disliked __________________entertainment; he preferred acts that did not appear phony
and rehearsed.
10. Holden has a __________________about Stradlater’s date with Jane Gallagher and is nervous all
night.
11. It is very difficult when a child __________________his parents; the entire Caulfield family had
difficulty coping with the youngest son’s death, a tragedy mirrored in many families during World
War II.
12. Allie’s __________________was far from favorable; indeed, the leukemia claimed his young life
all too quickly.
Independent Practice B: Complete the following paragraph using your knowledge of grammar.
__1__ birthday is in the __2__ on __3__ 13th. There are two __4__ named Justin in Mrs.
__5__ 10th period __6__ class. Both __7__ are working on their __8__. Justin __9__ essay is about
two __10__.
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. _____
7. _____
8. _____
9. _____
10. ____
(A) Justin’s
(A) Fall
(A) October
(A) students
(A) Fischers
(A) English
(A) students
(A) essays
(A) Reises
(A) friends
(B) Justins
(B) fall
(B) october
(B) student’s
(B) Fischer’s
(B) english
(B) student’s
(B) essay’s
(B) Reis’
(B) friends’s
(C) Justins’
(C) students’
(C) Fischers’
(C) students’
(C) essays’
(C) Reis’s
(C) friend’s
(D) Reises’
(D) friends’