A Fantasy Novel and Its Readers

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1Why is the use of the cloth sacrilegious in this fictional community?A. It changes a schedule that has no sacred significance.B. It replaces a worn household object that nobody treats with reverence.C. It shows disrespect toward an object the community regards as sacred.D. It violates a preference for one ordinary fabric color over another.

2To destroy the ceremonial model by fire as an offering would be to _____ it.A. immolateB. preserveC. consecrate intactD. restore

3Which action clearly illustrates renounce?A. The former official silently avoids one meeting while still asserting authority.B. The former official formally rejects his claim to direct the ceremony.C. The former official asks someone else to carry out an order on his behalf.D. The former official postpones exercising the claim but explicitly keeps it.

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