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Chapter 24 Flashcards

1
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Nick ____ the script pages, looking all shy and hopeful.

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lowers

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The room is dead silent. Nobody looks at each other. Nobody speaks. we’re all too terrified to say what we really think. Even Uncle Doug is ______________________.

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at loss for words

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Then Evelyn leaps to her feet, ___________________ like mad.

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applauding

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I had no idea you were so talented, Evelyn _____.

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gushes

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5
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He _____ his hand out and Nick shakes it. Welcome to the cast.

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juts

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gushes means

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speak or write with effusiveness or exaggerated enthusiasm. “a nice old lady reporter who covers the art openings and gushes about everything”

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7
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For the next three hours, a _______________________ of actors _______ my family room.

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wide assortment; files thru

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I had no idea what kind of ____________ to expect, but it certainly wasn’t this many people. And all would be going just fine _________________ the two giant horseflies in the soup.

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if not for

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Not that you would know this by the ________________________ her face during the readings.

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grin plastered on

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And then there’s Uncle Doug, who’s acting like a _______________ five-year-old with Tourette’s.

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cracked out

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And then there’s Uncle Doug, who’s acting like a cracked-out five-year-old with Tourette’s. Scribbling his notes on the paper towels we put out to use as napkins. Fidgeting like he’s got ants in his pants. __________________________. And mumbling inappropriate things at inappropriate times.

A

chain-smoking

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Could you at least wait until they leave? I say when the latest actresss exits, __________________________.

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her sobs ringing in my ears

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13
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Carry on without me. I ‘ll _______ the video replay.

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catch

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slack-jawed

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15
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I stare at him, _______________. My drama teacher. Only I forget to whisper.

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slack-jawed

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16
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I know what you are thinking: why does someone ____________________ want to be in this movie?

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of my calibre

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17
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Well because someone like me will ______________________________ an entirely new level. Let me show you how the pros do it.

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raise the production to

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18
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Mr. Nestman ______________ Jack’s lines without even waiting for Helen to read Stacy’s intro line.

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dives right in to

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He ________ and __________ the room, ________ like crazy, his arms gesturing wildly like he’s fending off a snowball attack.

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flouces and leaps around ; emoting

20
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Mr. Nestman declares when he’s finished, bowing ________________.

A

with a hand flourish

21
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Coop calls out to Nick, who’s _______ the kitchen / waiting room. Send in the next one!

A

manning

22
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There’s Douchbag Dan, who’s even more of a ______ than Mr. Nestman.

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ham

23
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a ham means

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a ham

A ham is someone who says or does silly things to be the center of attention. Although anyone can be a ham, you’ll often see this with children who are around unfamiliar adults.

That kid is such a ham. When Aunt Lori came over for dinner, he spent the entire time talking in a pirate voice and saying “arr”. She thought it was hilarious, so he just kept up his routine the whole night.

24
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a brothel

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cathouse

25
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What does this one think she’s auditioning for? Evelyn _________________. A cathouse?

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hisses in my ear

26
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I purposefully avert my eyes–forcing myself to look anywhere but at Victoria’s _______________–as she giggles and ________ her way through the audition.

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gazongas, bobbles

27
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: a usually young woman of loose morals

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floozy

28
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Some girls are so shameless. Evelyn shivers like she couldn’t be more repulsed. I’m just glad I have a boyfriend who isn’t impressed by things like that. Her eyes ____________ Matt and Coop.

A

zero in on

29
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Evelyn slaps her thighs and stands. I’ve got to go _______. I’ll be back in a jiffy, my ___________.

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wee; gallant

30
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Evelyn’s not gone two seconds when Helen ___________ Coop in the chest. What the hell were you staring at, mister?

A

backhands

31
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He reaches out, grabs his empty diet shake, and pretends to take a sip, as if _________________ will make this all go away.

A

busying himself

32
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He sighs, his shoulders slumping. Okay, fine. I was looking at them. But how could I not? They were ________. Like a couple of _______________________. It was hypnotizing. I can’t be blamed for that.

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jiggling; Jell-O molds

33
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Besides, they make up like one-quarter of her entire body, so logic dictates that twenty-five percent of the time I’d have to be staring at her ______.

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wobblers

34
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By the time five o’clock ______________, I’ve got a screaming mirgraine.

A

rolls around

35
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I ‘m just about to suggest we call it a day when I sense _______________________. It’s like, all of a sudden, there’s this warm, wonderful _____________________ in the fabric of the universe or something.

A

a shift in the air; psychic ripple

36
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I don’t ________ that I know Leyna. I just meet her eyes and gives her a furtive nod. A tiny smile _______ the corner of her lips, but she keeps an otherwise straight face. Very professional.

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let on; pulls at

37
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Name? Matt says, his pen ______________ his notebook.

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poised over

38
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I wish I was Helen Keller. Then I wouldn’t have to see or hear this ___________ anymore.

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braggart

39
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Leyna takes a moment to _____ hersef. Then her face shifts and suddenly, magically, she becomes STacy.

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set

40
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She states, looking _____________, confident, and _______________.

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poised; drop-dead gamer gorgeous

41
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Matt, Coop turns to him. _________, please. Sure. Matt looks down at the scene and begins to read.

A

start Leyna off

42
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There’s a naturalness to her. A truth ___ her words. Like you can tell exactly what she’s feeling even when she isn’t talking.

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to

43
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Ehhhh! Evelyn ____ as soon as Leyna’s gone. Fail. She ____________ this with a thumbs-down and a loud, supe-wet raspberry.

A

voice-buzzes; punctuate

44
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She just stood there and talked. Frankly, I was _________________________.

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bored out of my skull

45
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She ______ her sharp nose ____ my neck. You wouldn’t mind, would you, _____________? Not after I got you all this great equipment.

A

nuzzles; into; smoopykins

46
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Over the top of Evelyn’s _______________ head, I see four pairs of eyes widen in horror. Oh, crap. What have we just done?

A

stringy-haired

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