Chapter 17

Question 1

She’s just saying that because she’s a __________________.

Answer 1

whackadoodle

Question 2

Evelyn? Helen’s tone is _________.

Answer 2

pure disbelief

Question 3

All I know is that she turns _______ on and off like a faucet.

Answer 3

the crazy

Question 4

Evelyn’s got this switch in her head. A __________. And you never know when it’s going to get ______.

Answer 4

loony switch. thrown

Question 5

Her face changed color, and she was all ___________, and then she started making this weird __________.

Answer 5

twitchy; guttural sound

Question 6

I sigh as I ________ and tug the yellow coil lock from my front wheel.

Answer 6

reach down

Question 7

You should be thankful that she can keep her emotions _________.

Answer 7

in check

Question 8

All we are saying, Valerie explains, is don’t do anything ________.

Answer 8

rash

Question 9

But okay, let’s say she starts acting all unstable again and I do want to end things. I’m not saying I’m going to”–I rush to add this as both helen and Val open their mouths to ________ me.

Answer 9

rebuke

Question 10

Even if she asks you what she could have done better. It’s a tarp. Avoid it like ________.

Answer 10

the plague

Question 11

I can see the whole thing playing out in my mind: Evelyn sprining at me like a ______ cat.

Answer 11

feral