That would be false, wouldn't it?
A mirage is an optical phenomenon
The word I can think of that best fits instead of "mirage" would be oasis, though I could be wrong.
Robert is kicking the purple ball
The correct answer for this question is this one:
Find the words in the text that mean the following:
1)chance,possible situation - opportunity
2)smothing pleasent - tranquility
3)the person with the highest position - leader
4)to tell about in advance - remind
5)to enlarge - enlargen
5)to ask questions - inquire
Hope this helps answer your question and have a nice day ahead
Defiant shows actions and acts (action and acts are clues of what the suffix -ant is) of rebellion and noncooperation, and bold disobedience, so the answer would be
B. The boy began to disobey his mother.