Act 2, Pages 119-130

Question 1

Saucily

Answer 1

impudent; flippant

Question 2

Facetiousness

Answer 2

treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

Question 3

Ridicule

Answer 3

the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

Question 4

Elaborate

Answer 4

involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning

Question 5

Indignantly

Answer 5

in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something perceived as unfair

Question 6

Ludicrous

Answer 6

so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

Question 7

Deference

Answer 7

humble submission and respect

Question 8

Prosperous

Answer 8

successful in material terms; flourishing financially

Question 9

Jubilance

Answer 9

feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.

Question 10

Taut

Answer 10

stretched or pulled tight; not slack

Question 11

Halted

Answer 11

bring or come to an abrupt stop

Question 12

Senselessly

Answer 12

(of a person) unconscious

Question 13

Agony

Answer 13

extreme physical or mental suffering

Question 14

Forlornly

Answer 14

pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

Question 15

Plaintively

Answer 15

sounding sad and mournful