READING 2 / QUICK QUIZ

A Comedy About Overstepping Boundaries

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

1What does the intruder do by supplicating the tenant?A. Reject the opportunity without showing any desire for it.B. Make a casual observation unrelated to any request.C. Plead humbly and earnestly for the requested opportunity.D. Issue an authoritative order demanding immediate obedience.

2To gain an advantage over the intruder through greater cleverness is to _____ him.A. outwitB. concede toC. obeyD. defer to

3Which supplied pattern supports calling the other character a philanderer?A. He makes one friendly compliment with no relationship or repeated pursuit described.B. He enjoys conversation at parties without any sexual relationship being implied.C. He repeatedly pursues casual sexual relationships and misleads several partners about commitment.D. He faithfully maintains one agreed relationship and does not pursue others.

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