chapter 1 1

Question 1

My cheeks and nose are numbed by the damp air as I ride my bike through the mist ___________________

Answer 1

that rises off the asphalt

Question 2

I remember litetning to the rain last night, in between _________________________, and praying that it would ________________ before I had to go to school this morning

Answer 2

bouts of fitful sleep; let up

Question 3

The ____________________ demo whispers to me from my backpack

Answer 3

pilfered

Question 4

pilfer

Answer 4

pil·fer
/ˈpilfər/
verb
past tense: pilfered; past participle: pilfered
steal (typically things of relatively little value).

Question 5

Okay. Be caszh. The demo isn’t talking to me. That’s ridiculous. I am the baron of bull. This is no big deal. I’ve been dishonest to teachers my entire life.
But never __________________, the demo warns

Answer 5

on this scale before

Question 6

There’s not a chance in hell Mr. Grossman will be able to tell that I ___________ these songs

Answer 6

jacked

Question 7

I take the turn onto Division Avenue, my tires _________________________

Answer 7

slooshing through a puddle

Question 8

I had to lie to Matt and SEan so they wouldn’t be wondering why I couldn’t ride to school with them today. I told them I had early ___________

Answer 8

detention

Question 9

It’s weird. I can’t remember ever having actually _____ lied to my buds before

Answer 9

flat out

Question 10

It’s their fault I’m having to jump through all these _______

Answer 10

hoops

Question 11

If they’d showed up last night, like I asked, none of this __________________ would be necessary

Answer 11

subterfuge

Question 12

The hallways are pretty _________________ when I step into the school

Answer 12

barren

Question 13

It’s funny how long and bright the hallways seem when there aren’t’ a billion kids _______________________

Answer 13

jostling to get to class

Question 14

And how everything smells like _______________________ and wet newspaper

Answer 14

fresh pencil shavings

Question 15

I am hoping that Mr. Grossman won’t be in the chorus room so I can slide the demo and entry form under the door without having to do a _______________-

Answer 15

face to face

Question 16

Mary Mary she’s so hairy! Dad sings loudly, __________________ the voice of the demo

Answer 16

drowning out

Question 17

He gestures toward me. HIs hand looks enormous. Like it could reach out and ____________

Answer 17

snap my neck

Question 18

Here I pass the ____________________ to him, keeping my distance

Answer 18

jewel case off

Question 19

I can tell by Mr Grossman’s _______________________ that he doesn’t like my answer

Answer 19

curdled expression

Question 20

chum the fish

Answer 20

chum the fish
v. To vomit, particularly a foul mixture of liquid and food particles, such as the nefarious buckets of fish blood and guts spooned into the sea by fisherman to attract fish.