the modal “will”, in “hard work will bring” (l.41), can be correctly replaced by is going to.

when the teacher said “boys will be boys” (l.36-37), she meant that there is hope for boys once they have reached manhood.

the phrasal verb “made up for” (l.24) is synonymous with fought.

“all of” (l.18) can be correctly replaced by most of.

a “porch” (l.13) is another word for garage.

the verb “hung” (l.13) is the past tense of to hang.

the suffix “-less”, as in “backless” (l.6), means few.

Rote memorization was the schoolhouse teacher’s preferred technique to deal with active students.

Schoolhouse teachers played different roles.

Usually, students who attended schoolhouses rarely missed classes.