What was the narrator's initial reaction to the "extraordinary spectacle" near the forest?
He immediately understood the danger.
He remained still and watched silently.
He wanted to run toward it.
He was terrified and tried to hide.
What does the narrator notice in the sky at the beginning of the memory?
A single large, silver object
Twelve distant black dots
Gigantic fountains of earth
Twelve distant silver points
What sound does the narrator hear near the edge of the forest?
The sound of earth spraying upward
The unfamiliar abnormal hum of airplanes
His mother's trembling voice
The tremendous roar of bombs exploding
What does the narrator see spraying upward from the explosions?
Water and mud.
Fountains of earth.
Pieces of trees.
Smoke and fire.
The sky is filled with an unfamiliar, abnormal ________.
The narrator admits he had not yet grown accustomed to ________.
The narrator's mother ________ at him and pulls him to the ground to stop him from running.
The narrator's mother tells him that the way toward the forest is ________.
The narrator admits he was unable to ________ the airplanes, the bombs, and the explosions into a single chain of causes and effects.
Happiness ______ Mary as she proudly told her parents about her remarkable success in achieving her career goals!
dived into
conceived of
radiated from
flew at
For people who live in industrialized countries, it is hard to ______ living without electricity and other modern conveniences.
conceive of
stay down
radiate from
weave through
The car was ______ steel to protect the occupants from attacks by angry residents.
lined with
dived into
radiated from
flew at
Much of the city was ______ before the storm but thousands remained, many of whom were trapped by the water for days.
diluted
evacuated
permeated
inflicted
Located in the heart of the city, the Dogs' Home is open seven days a week, 365 days a year to receive ______ dogs.
gigantic
naive
pervasive
stray
With the development of modern industries, a lot of traditional values that developed from a farm-based economy have been enormously ______.
inflicted
evacuated
diluted
permeated
There are ______ changes in environmental conditions from freezing cold to extremely hot, and from dry to very humid.
gigantic
stray
pervasive
naive
Don't be too ______! If the manager of the car dealership intended to give you the job, he would have called you by now.
gigantic
naive
stray
pervasive