Choose the meaning of the word in quotations in each excerpt.

The heavy clouds on the horizon were dark and "portentous".
a) magical
b) colorful
c) deafening
d) threatening

As his mother scolded him endlessly over the dent in the car door, Austin accepted the blame silently, with a "chastened" look on his face.
a) tragic
b) blank
c) meek
d) anxious

He wanted to launch into a long "expostulation" and explanation, but he only said: 'The night I locked her out -' and she interrupted, 'I don't feel up to going over that again'.
a) sermon
b) justification
c) argument
d) tirade

Winking at his chums, Clarence leaned toward Viola and "roguishly" snatched the bobbling guinea hen feather from her bonnet.
a) angrily
b) playfully
c) carefully
d) silently

The alpha wold bared his teeth, communicating to the "fawning" pack members that they had best stay away from the elk carcass until he had his fill.
a) drooling
b) howling
c) flattering
d) rejoicing

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

ok i am here, i brought some cookies and some movies. do you use blu-ray cuz thats all i brought. oh, and my friend wwill be here shortly, he is going to bring some pizza too.

i think the answer is second

“way of writing” should be replaced with “writing style"

“idea” should be replaced with “purpose.”

maybe   “people from a long time ago” should be replaced with “elizabethans.”