I would say held because vague means that you aren't certain about what you're doing and the other words describe to hold onto something for dear life so I would go with held...if that's helpful to you.
answer is c . it is a relative clause describing the qualities of the brownies
Because it is not the actual word
D. answers the 5 W's and H.
Who - He
What - Gave penances and absolution
Where - wherever he thought he could get gifts
When - whenever a group receives gifts
Why - to receive absolutions for his sins
How - if a high enough price is given, the penitent person would truly feel sorry for what he had done.
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl is a story that has a weird unusual hobby of taxidermy. She stuffs dead corpses. This hobby of her and how she deals with death is absolutely scary, at the same time interesting for readers to know her intentions behind it.
Explanation:
Billy, another main character of this story, is 17 and is annoyed by the acts of the Landlady. He thinks her to be odd and manner less as she keeps touching his hands and shoulders while talking to him. Her compliments on his appearance make Billy feel very uncomfortable, every time they have a conversation.
When the story progresses and readers get to know that the Landlady stuffed her dead pets in a briefcase and does the same with human bodies too, readers along with Billy start wondering about what kind of a sinister this woman is. She finally murders both other boys and stuff them like she did with the pets, at the end of the story.