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paired stories, second series
4: mental illness
a: Wangari Maathai
vocabulary quiz (KEY)
vocabulary quiz: "Wangari Maathai"
story: "Wangari Maathai"

ANSWER KEY for the "Wangari Maathai" vocabulary quiz

abandon
clash
club
denounce
dissident
elite
erode
frog
fuel
greedy
illiterate
replenish
reverse
sacred
scarce
seed
slum
starve
stream
twig

7
20
8
18
17
16
3
4
9
14
10
13
15
1
12
11
6
5
19
2
1 must be protected because it is loved by a god or gods
2 very thin branch of a tree
3 what rainstorms and rivers can do to earth
4 small animal that lives in or near water, lays eggs, jumps well
5 die from hunger
6 very poor area of a city
7 give up, stop doing something; leave someone in a helpless condition
8 used for hitting people or animals
9 used for cooking, keeping warm, operating vehicles
10 unable to read or write
11 comes from a plant; grows into a new plant
12 not many or much
13 put things back where they have been destroyed, used up, or taken away
14 always wanting more
15 move in the opposite direction
16 rich powerful people at the top of a society
17 someone who openly disagrees with government policy
18 say — often publicly and officially — that something or someone is bad
19 small "river"; "creek," "brook"
20 get into a fight or battle with