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What does flotsam mean?

• floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
• lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
• an interruption in time or continuity

From page 49, "Home is what a gull cries for over rough waters." Which of the following could be a synonym for gull?

• baby
• bird
• cloud
• eye

The term originally referred to the embroidered white silk ribbon around the head of a king to denote his authority. The version from India below is a made of gold. What is it?

• Brooch
• Tiara
• Cornice
• Diadem

"paddles or gold and silver" could be rephrased as...

• hours or ours
• ores or oreos
• ores or oars
• oars or ores

Scrutiny is a word that mean examination or observation. It comes from the Latin word scrutari (to search or examine). What does inscrutable mean?

• capable of being understood
• incapable of being misunderstood
• incapable of being understood
• capable of being misunderstood

What does spate mean in the following sentence? "Like two rivers in full spate," pg. 14

• a sudden or strong outburst
• a period of dryness especially when prolonged
• easily torn or damaged

Knowing that Poseidon is angry with Odysseus, what does tempest mean in the following sentence? "It was plain that this tempset had been sent by Poseidon," pg. 39

• a violent storm
• an frustrated person
• a very calm sea
• a lovely

What does "to abate" mean? (Once the ship was safe, the storm abated. pg. 39)

• to decrease in force or intensity
• extreme in degree, power, or effect
• not attracting or deserving particular attention
• having or expressing great depth of feeling

What does insubstantial mean? (One of the wraiths was an insubstantial as all the others, but he had a dignity, a purpose, that the others lacked. pg.52)

• lacking firmness or solidity
• existing or continuing a long while
• unchanging in condition

A feeling of intense longing for something

• repulsion
• yearning
• aversion