Chapter 51

Question 1

my temples start to ______ and my left eye begin to ______

Answer 1

throb; twitch

Question 2

everyone dressed in party clothes, their eyes _________ as they watched a ___________ man standing on a ______ with a glass of red wine in his hand giving a speech

Answer 2

glazed over; cauliflower-nosed; riser

Question 3

glazed over

Answer 3

glaze over. phrasal verb. If your eyes glaze over, they become dull and lose all expression, usually because you are bored or are thinking about something else.

Question 4

her Nashira-jacket chains _________, hardly ________

Answer 4

jangling; inconscpicuous

Question 5

inconspicuous

Answer 5

hardly noticeable or attracting attention

Question 6

there is Hunter and LEyna, ______ near the back

Answer 6

loitering

Question 7

as everyone can ______ you and I have not seen ________ over the years

Answer 7

attest; eye to eye

Question 8

attest

Answer 8

his status is attested by his recent promotion”
declare that something exists or is the case.
“I can attest to his tremendous energy”
be a witness to; certify formally.
“the witnesses must attest and sign the will in the testator’s presence”
synonyms:
certify, corroborate, confirm, verify, substantiate,

Question 9

seen eye to eye

Answer 9

have similar views or attitudes to something; be in full agreement.
“Mr. Trumble and I do not always see eye to eye”
synonyms:
agree, concur, be in agreement, be of the same mind/opinion, be in accord, think as one; More
be on the same wavelength, get on/along
“even best friends can’t expect to see eye to eye on

Question 10

damn right, a grumpy Mr. Clean _______ in a tuxedo calls out

Answer 10

look-alike

Question 11

There really isn’t more I have to say and I see our food _____ being served, so I will just ______

Answer 11

is; sign off

Question 12

sign off

Answer 12

1

: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)

Question 13

Fuck you very much. I should have fired you when I fired your whore wife.
There is a ____________________.

Answer 13

scattering of uncomfortable laughter

Question 14

I slip the blood capsule ____ my mouth and ________ through the double doors

Answer 14

into; lead the charge

Question 15

Nick, Matt, and me _____ the Amethyst room

Answer 15

burst into

Question 16

Suits- and dress- clad bodies __________ and ________ each other

Answer 16

fly from their seats; stumble over

Question 17

Suits- and dress-clad bodies fly from their seats and stumble over each others, trying to get away from our ___________

Answer 17

rabid monkey menace

Question 18

The pushing and shouting t the front of the reception causes a ________________ as table after table of partygoers leap up and bolt toward the exit doors

Answer 18

chain reaction

Question 19

It’s immediate and complete _______ at the Elk HIlls Country Club

Answer 19

mayhem

Question 20

Nick springs onto the now empty riser and ________ the abandoned microphone

Answer 20

howls into

Question 21

His deep ________ echoes in the high-celinined reception room, _______a new ripple of cries _____ The fleeing flock

Answer 21

guttural growl; evoking; from

Question 22

Oh crap, they are ruining the scene, I have to save it somehow, giving Coop something to _________ that matches our original version of the film

Answer 22

splice in

Question 23

I scream at a group of younger guys who scream and ________ each other like little girls and _______ the smallest of them–a large headed, _____ haired dude with no chin and bug eyes

Answer 23

clutch at; launch myself at

Question 24

I grab him in a ___________, bite down on my blood capsule which tastes like real blood and pretend to sink my teeth into his neck

Answer 24

tight bear hug

Question 25

Suddenly I am ________ the lower back _____something

Answer 25

slammed in with

Question 26

I hoist myself up and turn over to see Evelyn standing above me, _________ her chair

Answer 26

brandishing

Question 27

I stumble to my feet; my paw pressed into the bruise on my back; I turn around and there is Ulf--all two hundred pounds of him-- ______________ toward me

Answer 27

barreling straight

Question 28

Just hold your handbag right there mister, ______ flies from his thin lips

Answer 28

spittle

Question 29

Ulf charge me like the Rhino in Spider Man _____

Answer 29

comic

Question 30

Ulf's powerful hands are on me, clenching my shoulders, shaking me violently __________ my already queasy stomach

Answer 30

jostling

Question 31

A _______ scarlet stew of half digested sausage, chili, cheez-whiz and tropical punch cool aide _________ straight from my monkey mouth right into Ulf's face and streams down the front of his expensive suit covering his torso like a __________

Answer 31

ferocious; spews; vomit vest

Question 32

part of me is ______ by the sudden uncontrollable ____ that's shooting out of me, while another part of me is completely fascinated by the sheer amount of _____ I am producing

Answer 32

mortified; sick; hurl

Question 33

The same can't be said ___ Ulf, who staggers backward, coughing, _______, and wiping the thick scarlet ______ from his face

Answer 33

of; sputtering; chum

Question 34

chum

Answer 34

noun Definition of chum : animal or vegetable matter (such as chopped fish or corn) thrown overboard to attract fish

Question 35

While it's not polite to ________, I take this opportunity to ______ it

Answer 35

barf and bail; hightail

Question 36

If I've been thinking at all, I'd have ________ straight for the door leading to the hallway

Answer 36

beelined it

Question 37

but instead I am leaping over _______ tables and chairs

Answer 37

capsized

Question 38

And here's cauliflower nose ______ the mob scene, trying to get his hands on one of us

Answer 38

wading through

Question 39

He ______ me and I barely dodged his grasp as I hop over another upturned chair

Answer 39

lunges for

Question 40

But I don't let that stop me, I just breathe through my mouth and ________

Answer 40

charge on

Question 41

I don't stick around to _____________. I _______ down the concrete path toward Uncle Doug's van in the parking lot

Answer 41

take in the scene; pound it

Question 42

jam it

Answer 42

o push forward and do something fast | I know you hate cleaning, but just jam it and we can go to the movies after.

Question 43

Finally there is a clearing and I _____ toward the exit

Answer 43

jam it

Question 44

I leap into the passenger seat and see Uncle Doug with his head ______

Answer 44

tipped back

Question 45

Goddamn it I was just having cheeseburger with the DAlai Lama while he was telling me the meaning of life. __________ Seanie

Answer 45

Nice going

Question 46

I glance out the window and see Matt and NIck barreling towards the van, ___________ closing in on them

Answer 46

a lynch mob of guests

Question 47

lynch mob

Answer 47

``` lynch mob ˈlinCH ˌmäb/ noun noun: lynch mob; plural noun: lynch mobs a band of people intent on lynching someone. ```

Question 48

Uncle doug scoffs while he runs the __________ all over the gritty matt

Answer 48

the tips of his fingers

Question 49

Then all of a sudden there is a ___________ in the distance

Answer 49

a wail of police siren

Question 50

And suddenly without warning, Uncle Doug's van _______ and ______________

Answer 50

roars to life and tears out of the parking lot

Question 51

leaving helen and me standing there, completely _______

Answer 51

dumbstruck

Question 52

we all watch as the van ____ an illegal U-turn and takes off down the street

Answer 52

pulls

Question 53

and just as Matt and Nick arrive at our side-- the pursuing partygoers _______ toward us in their fancy dress shoes

Answer 53

clopping

Question 54

clop

Answer 54

a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.