Chapter 24 Flashcards
Nick ____ the script pages, looking all shy and hopeful.
lowers
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 ______________________.
at loss for words
Then Evelyn leaps to her feet, ___________________ like mad.
applauding
I had no idea you were so talented, Evelyn _____.
gushes
He _____ his hand out and Nick shakes it. Welcome to the cast.
juts
gushes means
speak or write with effusiveness or exaggerated enthusiasm. “a nice old lady reporter who covers the art openings and gushes about everything”
For the next three hours, a _______________________ of actors _______ my family room.
wide assortment; files thru
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.
if not for
Not that you would know this by the ________________________ her face during the readings.
grin plastered on
And then there’s Uncle Doug, who’s acting like a _______________ five-year-old with Tourette’s.
cracked out
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.
chain-smoking
Could you at least wait until they leave? I say when the latest actresss exits, __________________________.
her sobs ringing in my ears
Carry on without me. I ‘ll _______ the video replay.
catch
slack-jawed
I stare at him, _______________. My drama teacher. Only I forget to whisper.
slack-jawed
I know what you are thinking: why does someone ____________________ want to be in this movie?
of my calibre
Well because someone like me will ______________________________ an entirely new level. Let me show you how the pros do it.
raise the production to
Mr. Nestman ______________ Jack’s lines without even waiting for Helen to read Stacy’s intro line.
dives right in to
He ________ and __________ the room, ________ like crazy, his arms gesturing wildly like he’s fending off a snowball attack.
flouces and leaps around ; emoting
Mr. Nestman declares when he’s finished, bowing ________________.
with a hand flourish
Coop calls out to Nick, who’s _______ the kitchen / waiting room. Send in the next one!
manning
There’s Douchbag Dan, who’s even more of a ______ than Mr. Nestman.
ham
a ham means
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.
a brothel
cathouse
What does this one think she’s auditioning for? Evelyn _________________. A cathouse?
hisses in my ear
I purposefully avert my eyes–forcing myself to look anywhere but at Victoria’s _______________–as she giggles and ________ her way through the audition.
gazongas, bobbles
: a usually young woman of loose morals
floozy
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.
zero in on
Evelyn slaps her thighs and stands. I’ve got to go _______. I’ll be back in a jiffy, my ___________.
wee; gallant
Evelyn’s not gone two seconds when Helen ___________ Coop in the chest. What the hell were you staring at, mister?
backhands
He reaches out, grabs his empty diet shake, and pretends to take a sip, as if _________________ will make this all go away.
busying himself
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.
jiggling; Jell-O molds
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 ______.
wobblers
By the time five o’clock ______________, I’ve got a screaming mirgraine.
rolls around
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 shift in the air; psychic ripple
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.
let on; pulls at
Name? Matt says, his pen ______________ his notebook.
poised over
I wish I was Helen Keller. Then I wouldn’t have to see or hear this ___________ anymore.
braggart
Leyna takes a moment to _____ hersef. Then her face shifts and suddenly, magically, she becomes STacy.
set
She states, looking _____________, confident, and _______________.
poised; drop-dead gamer gorgeous
Matt, Coop turns to him. _________, please. Sure. Matt looks down at the scene and begins to read.
start Leyna off
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.
to
Ehhhh! Evelyn ____ as soon as Leyna’s gone. Fail. She ____________ this with a thumbs-down and a loud, supe-wet raspberry.
voice-buzzes; punctuate
She just stood there and talked. Frankly, I was _________________________.
bored out of my skull
She ______ her sharp nose ____ my neck. You wouldn’t mind, would you, _____________? Not after I got you all this great equipment.
nuzzles; into; smoopykins
Over the top of Evelyn’s _______________ head, I see four pairs of eyes widen in horror. Oh, crap. What have we just done?
stringy-haired
