BVS.CH.2 - Quiz

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erratic
extensive
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fortify
illuminate
isolate
refuge
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Word Bank
dialog
erratic
extensive
forfeit
fortify
illuminate
isolate
refuge
reminisce
urban

Nate had spent most of his seventeen years in the woods. As a young man, he had the alternative of working in the city with his brother. But he decided that _______  life was not for him. He preferred to _______ himself from others and find _______ in nature, far from the crowds and noises of the city.  He was more than willing to _______ such advantages as flush toilets and computers for the joy of watching a sunrise _______ the frozen pines. 

Because Nate had lived alone for so long, his behavior was _______. For example, one minute he'd be very quiet, and the next he'd _______ at length about his youth. His knowledge of nature was _______, and so I learned much from him through the years. 

I will tell you an anecdote that shows how wise he was about the woods. One evening Nate, my cousin Arthur, and I were crossing a meadow. Arthur's interest in some little white mushrooms that were growing there led to this _______ 

"These mushroooms look so good," said Arthur. "Did you ever use them Nate?"
"Yep," said Nate. "My Ma used to cook'em up all the time."
"Great!" said Arthur. Nate's words seemed to _______ Arthur's desire for those mushrooms. He gathered about a hundred of them. "How'd she fix them? " he asked Nate. 
"Cooked'em up in sugar water." 
"Really? And then you ate them that way?"
"Ate'em?" Nate was horrified. "You crazy? We used to put'em in a bowl on the table to kill flies!"