Jack White
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Choose the meaning of the bold word for questions 1-5.
1. . . . those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of Delirium and night fever. (“A Sound of Thunder,” p. 293) (1 point)
blindness
crazed thoughts
hunger
spellbound
2. His management style was not very rigid or Hierarchical; as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went. (“Nolan Bushnell,” p. 307) (1 point)
poorly led
based on pay
determined by personality
arranged by rank
3. He got a foot on it, lost it, and in the Mayhem of other boys’ arms and legs, noticed the ball rolling loose. (“Nethergrave,” p. 315) (1 point)
anxiety
confrontation
confusion
movement
4. The attendant Vaulted into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” p. 330) (1 point)
hijacked
jumped
raced
slinked
5. Walter Mitty the Undefeated, Inscrutable to the last. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” p. 332) (1 point)
devilish
mysterious
notorious
stubborn
1. . . . those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of Delirium and night fever. (“A Sound of Thunder,” p. 293) (1 point)
blindness
crazed thoughts
hunger
spellbound
2. His management style was not very rigid or Hierarchical; as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went. (“Nolan Bushnell,” p. 307) (1 point)
poorly led
based on pay
determined by personality
arranged by rank
3. He got a foot on it, lost it, and in the Mayhem of other boys’ arms and legs, noticed the ball rolling loose. (“Nethergrave,” p. 315) (1 point)
anxiety
confrontation
confusion
movement
4. The attendant Vaulted into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” p. 330) (1 point)
hijacked
jumped
raced
slinked
5. Walter Mitty the Undefeated, Inscrutable to the last. (“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” p. 332) (1 point)
devilish
mysterious
notorious
stubborn