Question

1. They appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant") (1 point)

Answer 1

1. They appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. - d. inhabitants.
2. Failing that, I could have surreptitiously dumped the whole outfit overboard, written off the forty or so dollars as love’s tribute. - b. slyly
3. But since he had called our names at the beginning of the service we were mollified. - c. calmed
4. We were maids and farmers, handymen and washerwomen, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous. - b. too bold
5. The ugliness they left was palpable. - a. able to be felt

Answer 2

1. Inhabitants

2. Slyly

3. Calmed

4. Too bold

5. Able to be felt