Chapter 30

Question 1

Leyna plucks the black _____________ off Mr. Nestman’s desk.

Answer 1

blindfold

Question 2

If this were anyone but Leyna, I would be making every excuse in the book to _________.

Answer 2

beg off

Question 3

But I am her __________________, and I would battle the entire evil Empire for her.

Answer 3

devoted Jedi

Question 4

Mr. Nestman has offered a prize–a ten-dollar gift card _____ DeLuca’s Coffee Corner–to the first team that can successfully navigate the entire path without touching a single object.

Answer 4

to

Question 5

5 teams have tried so far and only one of them–the surprising ________________ of Douchebag Dan and Voluptuous Victoria–has made it even halfway through.

Answer 5

tandem

Question 6

We can do this, Leyna says, _______________________ with her intense gaze.

Answer 6

draw me in

Question 7

I breathe deep to try and ____________________ in my lungs

Answer 7

calm the nervous flutter

Question 8

There’s a wonderful toasted-almondy-sweet-honey scent ______________ Leyna.

Answer 8

coming off of

Question 9

I find myself ____________________ her. It takes all of my willpower not to bury my nose in the _________ of Leyna’s neck and fill up on her wonderful smell.

Answer 9

teetering toward; nape

Question 10

teetering

Answer 10

move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.

“she teetered after him in her high-heeled sandals”

Question 11

It takes all of my willpower not to bury my nose in the nape of Leyna’s neck and ____________________ her wonderful smell.

Answer 11

fill up on

Question 12

It’s not until I hear the ___________ and _______ of the obstacles being moved around the room that I’m startled _________ my scent-induced trance.

Answer 12

scraping; shuffling; from

Question 13

Giving me a victory embrace. Maybe even a ___________________ kiss as we’re caught up in the moment.

Answer 13

congratulatory

Question 14

I can sense Leyna moving toward me even before she’s there . I hold up my hands and feel her tenderly pressing her fingertips into the __________ of mine.

Answer 14

soft pads

Question 15

Her touch is so light and tingly. LIke she’s emitting these ___________________.

Answer 15

miniscule sparks

Question 16

She lightly ________ her fingers _____ mine, waking up every last nerve in my fingertips.

Answer 16

swirls; against

Question 17

Holy moly. That’s crazy. My head starts to spin. My breath _____________.

Answer 17

catches in my throat

Question 18

I shift my weight and start imagining Klaus, our one hundred and fifty pound Rottweiler, squatting and ________________________________ a ginormous ________________.

Answer 18

squeezing off; mound of duke

Question 19

Me having to bag that monster. The soft squishy warmth of it in my fist. The ___________ in my palm

Answer 19

heft of it

Question 20

And the foul beefy stench of it _____________________ my nostrils.

Answer 20

wafting up to

Question 21

Gugg. I nearly make myself ___. But at least it does the trick. Starting now

Answer 21

yak

Question 22

She leads me this way and that, raising her hands in the air when she wants me to step over something, ________________ when she wants me to move toward her, _________________ when she needs me to back away.

Answer 22

closing her fingers; spreading them out

Question 23

I don’t know how I figured out her silent sign language, but it seems to be working, because I haven’t _________________ any of the objects yet.

Answer 23

knocked into

Question 24

I’m still not sure if it’s a subtle perfume or her lip balm or just her natural cent, but it’s attracting me like a hummingbird to _______.

Answer 24

nectar

Question 25

Leyna guides me to the left, and I hear the entire class _________.

Answer 25

gasp

Question 26

and then i hear Leyna _________________ just as the class breaks into _________ and _________.

Answer 26

screams with joy; whoops and cheers

Question 27

I take a few more steps this way and another turn to the left, and then I hear Leyna scream with joy just as the class ____________________ whoops and cheers.

Answer 27

breaks into

Question 28

Mr. Nestman takes his ________________ brown leather wallet from his back pocket, plucks a DeLuca's gift card out, and hands it to Leyna.

Answer 28

well-worn

Question 29

So, how's the _________________ come along? Have we made any decisions yet?

Answer 29

casting

Question 30

WEll, don't give me too big a part. Third or fourth ______ should be fine. I want to keep myself available to help with the directing and rewrites.

Answer 30

lead

Question 31

I am a professional actors, and I do have other ______________________________________.

Answer 31

irons in the fire

Question 32

Excellent. He clasps me on the shoulder. Just let me know when you have some scenes you'd like to workshop in class and I'll make it happen. And __________ ,the bell rings, sending everyone scrambling for their shoes.

Answer 32

on that

Question 33

level up

Answer 33

level up phrasal verb of level 1. Gaming (especially in a role-playing game) progress to the next level. "you can collect runes and use them as you level up to increase the power of your weapons"

Question 34

I turn around to see her standing _____, _____________ her books ___ her chest.

Answer 34

stiffly; strangling; to

Question 35

WE did it! She ____ my blindfold ____ and gives me a big hug.

Answer 35

whips off

Question 36

``` Just let me know when you have some scenes you'd like to workshop in class and I'll make it happen. And _________, the bell rings, sending everyone scrambling for their shoes. ```

Answer 36

on that

Question 37

stand someone up

Answer 37

stand someone up phrasal verb of stand 1. informal fail to keep an appointment with a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Question 38

I'd _________ Slave Leia herself if it meant going on a date with Princess Leyna.

Answer 38

stand up