chapter 44

Question 1

I _____ all the way home from school ___________, taking my time as I __________ the streets,

Answer 1

float; on my bike; weave along

Question 2

NOt only are Nick and Evelyn _______________ actors– I mean really, truly terrible–but they both move I slow motion

Answer 2

horrendous

Question 3

The good thing is, I’m moreconvinced now than ever that we are doig the right thing by shooting the _______ film

Answer 3

decoy

Question 4

But once we met up with Leyna and Hunter–_____ cell phones, of course–and shot the very same scene in one-quarter the amount of time, and with infinitely better acting, there was no one who wasn’t _________________ with the plan

Answer 4

sans; on board

Question 5

As soon as we ______, Leyna came up to me, all excited and full of ideas for her charracter

Answer 5

wrapped

Question 6

Like if someone were to hand me a basketball right now, I could ____________ across the street to the Goldsteins’ and _______________ in their crappy old basketball ______

Answer 6

dribble; slam-dunk; hoop

Question 7

dribble in basket ball means

Answer 7

continuously bouncing

Question 8

I stand there in the doorway. Blinking at the void. My stomach taking a _________

Answer 8

nosedive

Question 9

Tryin to work out how this _____________ puzzle piece _________________________ the sunny brightness of my day

Answer 9

pitch black; fits in to

Question 10

You are home earlier than we thought, dad ______

Answer 10

chirps

Question 11

we wanted to surprise you, Mom says, ______________ behind me, a half-eaten dingdong in her hand

Answer 11

waddling up

Question 12

she takes a big bite of the chocolate hockey puck, which leaves _________ on her lips

Answer 12

icing smears

Question 13

the doctor said the baby’s _____________ faster than she expected

Answer 13

trending

Question 14

they actually did a scientific study where they found that people ________________ new situations much afaster when

Answer 14

acclimate

Question 15

we didn’t just ________ this move ___ you, okay?

Answer 15

spring on

Question 16

we are not the only one having to make sacrifices here. The whole family is _________

Answer 16

pitching in

Question 17

Mom is now ___________ sobbing

Answer 17

full-on

Question 18

paisely

Answer 18

attern of curved, feather-shaped figures based on a pine-cone design from India. a paisley silk tie

Question 19

I take a closer look around the room. There’s an ___________________ in the carpet where my bed used to be

Answer 19

indepentation

Question 20

A thousands different memories of my room ________________ in my head

Answer 20

flicker

Question 21

I ______ my bed, my anger at this sucky situation stil __________

Answer 21

flop on; boiling over

Question 22

I can’t believe how a day that was turning out so well could just _______________________ and end up being somiserable It’s an _____________ that would even make Evelyn proud

Answer 22

spin on a dime; about-face

Question 23

about-face means

Answer 23

turn so as to face the opposite direction