Chapter 18 B

Question 1

It’s hard to keep a _______________–even harer than ______________________ my bowels

Answer 1

straight face; keeping reign over

Question 2

She raises her hand to her nose, all _____________, pretending she’s not trying to block my zesty odor

Answer 2

nonchalant

Question 3

nonchalant

Answer 3

non·cha·lant
/ˌnänSHəˈlänt/
adjective
adjective: nonchalant
(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
“she gave a nonchalant shrug”
synonyms:
calm, composed, unconcerned, cool, ‘calm, cool, and collected’, cool as a cucumber; More
indifferent, blasé, dispassionate, apathetic, casual, insouciant;
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“she acts nonchalant, but I think she’s quite nervous”
antonyms:
anxious

Question 4

Yes! Now that’s what I’m talking about. That one actually caused my chair to __________

Answer 4

rattle

Question 5

my goodness, she says, then rushes over to ___________

Answer 5

crack open a window

Question 6

she says, her voice all ________

Answer 6

nasal

Question 7

I execute another hard internal thrust, my eyes rolling back into my head as I _____________ the nearly orgasmic release of the wonder wind

Answer 7

give in to

Question 8

I execute another hard internal thrust, my eyes _________________ as I give in to the nearly orgasmic release of the wonder wind

Answer 8

give in to

Question 9

It’s like the sound of a ________________

Answer 9

sputtering boat engine

Question 10

young man. please control yourself. she bolts up and opens another window. perhaps you should visit the _____________

Answer 10

lavatory

Question 11

harrumph

Answer 11

har·rumph
/həˈrəmf/
verb
verb: harrumph; 3rd person present: harrumphs; past tense: harrumphed; past participle: harrumphed; gerund or present participle: harrumphing
1. 
clear the throat noisily.
grumpily express dissatisfaction or disapproval.
"skeptics tend to harrumph at case histories like this"
noun
noun: harrumph; plural noun: harrumphs
1. 
a noisy clearing of the throat.
a grumpy expression of dissatisfacti

Question 12

Fanny and Alexander are fluttering around their cage like mad, _____________________

Answer 12

slamming into each other

Question 13

BRRRRAAAAP! I launch another ________________________. Then sniff the air

Answer 13

thundering boomer

Question 14

I am enjoying my victory too much for it to really ___________ at first

Answer 14

register

Question 15

It takes half a second for the odorama to ————————— Prudence, Bronte, and Gina

Answer 15

make an impression on

Question 16

And the remaining portion of that very same second for me to realize that I have __________________

Answer 16

beefed myself into a corner