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Chapter 21 Flashcards

1
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These are delicious, Mrs. Moss, I lie, ______________________ one of the foot-size raviolis.

A

cutting a corner off

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Evelyn’s _______ _________ mom smiles as she chews. I’m so glad you like them.

A

stick chin bug-eyed

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I don’t know if homemade pasta is supposed to taste this gummy and ________, but somehow I doubt it.

A

doughy

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I stare down at the ______________ raviolis Evelyn has heaped onto my plate an wonder how in the heck I am ever going to pow through them all.

A

mountain range of

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I stare down at the mountain range of raviolis Evelyn has ______________________ my plate and wonder how in the heck I am ever going to ___________________ them all.

A

heaped onto; plow through

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Oh I think I’m good for now. I ______________ at the kitchen table,, supremely aware of the tiny _______________________ at the back of my boxer shorts.

A

shift in my seat; scratchy tag

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You have any brothers or sisters, Sean? Nick asks, _________ his water glass.

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refilling

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Twin sister, I say, not identical. Obviously. I laugh awkwardly but no one else even ____________.

A

cracks a smile

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9
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My mom’s pregnant, I explain.

Ohhhh, a little ________________, Mrs. Moss _______. You must be so excited.

A

bundle of joy. coos

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10
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I shift in my chair again. We just found out. Today. The lies just ____________________________ from my mouth.

A

keep flopping

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So you haven’t told Matt or Coop yet? she asks, all _____________________.

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fake casual

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What? Um. No. My ______________________ is slicing my lower back to bits.

A

dang underwear tag

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13
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I start breathing again, my _____________________ shoulders relaxing.

A

clenched-up

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We sit in silence for a bit. All the sounds of dinner–the ________________, the ________________, the _________________ that must be a Moss family trait–seem intensely loud to me.

A

clinking utensils, the slurping of water, the smacky chewing

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Yeah. The writing on your hand, is that some kind of _______?

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crib sheet

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16
Q

You are not a cheater are you, Sean?

My entire body _________________.

A

flushes hot and cold

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17
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I grip my left hand tightly around my fork so that nobody can read the ___________.

A

breakup notes

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18
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No I say, my voice _________. It’s not… no…it’s private… notes for stuff.

A

cracking

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19
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As a _______, I’m trained to tell when someone is being deceptive.

A

Seal

20
Q

Just because I had an itchy nose? I drop my hand, suddenly ________________ of all my movements. That’s ridiculous

A

hyper-aware

21
Q

Nicky, please, Mrs. Moss says. Can we have one meal where we don’t bring up your __________ father?

A

deadbeat

22
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deadbeat neabs

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A parent or someone who calls themself a parent who does nothing for their children/child, yet calls themself the childs parent.

23
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Oh thank Gandalf, the ______________ me

A

spotlight’s off

24
Q

I grab my cup of water with my left hand, hoping the _______________ on the glass will ________ the ink on my palm.

A

beads of sweat; smear

25
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I didn’t bring him up, Nick arks. I was just making an analogy. He ___________________ one of the gigantic raviolis with his knife, spilling the spinach and cheese filling like _________.

A

eviscerates; entrails

26
Q

But since we’re already talking about him, I might as well tell you, I think I’ve found _______.

A

a lead

27
Q

A lead? What the heck is he talking about?

Evelyn must be __________________ my confusion because she reaches out and touches my forearm.

A

picking up on

28
Q

He didn’t walk out, Nick ______. He left us for another family. A _______________ note on the fridge and _____________. Never heard from him again. No cards ____ Christmas, not a penny _____ child support.

A

spits; post-it; that was that at; of

29
Q

How the hell is my mother supposed to support a family ____ a cashier’s salary?

A

on

30
Q

I’m not sure if I’m supposed to answer this question or not, so I just _____

A

gulp

31
Q

Okay, Nick. Mrs Moss __________________ a partial smile. I’ll eat. But can we just ________?

A

twists her lips into; drop it now

32
Q

Nick shakes his head. Everytime I think I’ve got him, the _________________. But I’ll ___________ eventually.

A

trail goes cold; smoke him out

33
Q

Oh, I don’t know. Maybe _____ his memory a little.

A

jog

34
Q

Nick ______ his hand _______ the table, sending all of our plates and utensils jumping.

A

slams down on

35
Q

Nick slams his hand down on the table, ________ all of our plates and utensils ________.

A

sending; jumping

36
Q

He broke your heart and tossed it out like a used _________.

A

Kleenex (grammar)

37
Q

No he owes us. Family ____________________.

A

sticks up for family

38
Q

It’s just that I don’t think Sean needs to hear about all of our ___________.

A

dirty laundry

39
Q

You are planning on sticking around, aren’t you. You’re not the _______________ type, are you SEan?

A

love-‘em-and-leave

40
Q

Nick winks at me. Good answer. Anything else and I might have had to kill you.
I think I might _____.

A

hurl

41
Q

hurl means

A

to volmit

42
Q

I think I might hurl. Nick laughs. Look at that face! This guy’s too easy. I’m just _______.

A

tugging your tamale

43
Q

Hey how about after dinner you come up to my room and I’ll show you some of my ____________? If you’re good, I’ll even let you hold my ______. You ever handle a real gun before? Nothing in the world like it, I am telling you.

A

Seal stuff; heater

44
Q

I am seriously ___________ bolting from the table and _______________________________________ on the streets. Surely one of their neighbors would call the cops and report the sounds of a ___________tenth-grader being beaten to death by a ________ Navy SEAL?

A

debating; taking my chances out; scrawny; jacked

45
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jacked means

A

(of a person) having very well-developed muscles.

“a dude so jacked you have to wonder if he’s freebasing creatine”

46
Q

Buddy. Guy. Relax. I’m just ____________________. No need to get all bent out of shape. I don’t care what you’ve got scribbled on your hand.

A

yanking your chain

47
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yanking your chain

A

pull or yank someone’s chain in English: informal Tease someone by leading them to believe something untrue

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