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Cell 2: Slow KnavesQuote:Petruchio:Where be these knaves? What, no man at doorTo hold my stirrup nor to take my horse!Where is Nathaniel, Gregory, Philip?ALL SERVING-MEN Here, here, sir; here sir.Summary:After arriving home, Petruchio is complaining that the servants hadn’thelped him take care of his horse and stirrup.Reading Comprehension Question:What did Petruchio complain about?Vocabulary Question:In the quote above, the word stirrup most closely meansA. Coat for keeping warmB. Cow for feasting onC. Loop for holding a rider’s footD. Helmet fit for a horseDiscussion Question:Should Petruchio be so lazy and fussy?Paraphrase:Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of thechoices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:Come, you are so full of cony-catching.A. Come; help me catch some rabbits for dinner.B. Come, you need to listen to the stories.C. Come, you are an idiot and should be smacked.D. Come, you are going to catch a cold.
Cell 3: Fussy PetruchioQuote:Petruchio:A whoreson beetle-headed, flap-ear’d knave!Come, Kate, sit down; I know you have a stomach.Will you give thanks, sweet Kate; or else shall I?What’s this? mutton?Summary:Petruchio is insulting the servants about their bad cooking. He thentells Katharina to sit down and eat because she is hungry.Reading Comprehension Question:What are Petruchio and Katharina going to do?Vocabulary Question:In the quote above, the word mutton most closely meansA. Sheep’s fleshB. Dog’s fleshC. Spoiled fleshD. Donkey’s fleshDiscussion Question:Would you be acting the same was as Petruchio is acting now?Paraphrase:Consider the following sentence from the text and decide which of thechoices below is the best contemporary paraphrase:By this reckoning he is more shrew than she.A. I think that he is more shrewish than her.B. I don’t know what he is doing to her.C. Someone wrecked our pet shrew’s house.D. Do they both own a pet shrew?
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Cell 3: Patricia Enters“PETRUCHIO
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Cell 4: What’s your name Again?
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