21. your teacher has just ______ the topic you chose for your english essay—gary soto’s story “the jacket.” now that you have official approval, you’re ready to get to work. (a) cited (b) gibed (c) sanctioned (d) satiated (e) serviced 22. you’re free to express your own ideas about the story. but don’t forget to ______ specific examples to support your points! (a) satiate (b) sanction (c) gibe (d) cite (e) concede 23. in “the jacket,” soto describes a time when he was far from ______. he felt depressed and shy because of his ugly green jacket. (a) subservient (b) consonant (c) sanctioned (d) satiated (e) vivacious 24. do you know people who are ______ to the tyranny of fashion, or who act ______ just because they have all the “right” clothes? (a) consonant... vivacious (b) subservient... bumptious (c) gibe... uppity (d) bumptious... satiate (e) subservient... rudimentary 25. soto’s mother couldn’t afford to ______ his desire for expensive, fashionable clothes. instead of the black leather jacket he wanted, he got a green vinyl one. (a) exceed (b) satiate (c) gibe (d) cite (e) recite 26. soto thought that his classmates were ______ him behind his back because he had a guacamole - colored jacket. he was too embarrassed to give a clever ______. (a) praising... retort (b) sanctioning... consonant (c) citing... answer (d) gibing... repartee (e) reciting... rudiment 27. however, soto’s suspicions may not have been ______ with what people were really saying. he never actually heard anyone ______ him about his jacket. (a) truthful... consonant (b) consonant... gibe (c) sanction... rudiment (d) vivacious... sanction (e) bumptious... repartee 28. many people worry about how they look. sensitivity about one’s appearance seems to be a ______ of human behavior. (a) repartee (b) rudiment (c) citation (d) consonance (e) sanction 29. for three years soto imagined the ______ his classmates might be making about his jacket. he couldn’t have felt worse if he had been ______ by a court of law and accused of a crime. (a) gibes... cited (b) repartee... tried (c) rudiment... sanctioned (d) gibes... bumptious (e) vivacity... satiated 30. “the jacket” is a satisfying story. its characters are drawn in a way that is ______ with the ______ of good storytelling. (a) vivacious... events (b) subservient... sanctions (c) satiated... consonants (d) consonant... rudiments (e) bumptious... repartee

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### Question 21
# Brief Explanations:
We need to find a word that means giving official approval for the topic. "Sanctioned" means to give official approval or permission, which fits the context. "Cited" is to quote, "gibed" is to mock, "satiated" is to satisfy fully, and "serviced" is to maintain or repair, so they don't fit.
# Answer:
C. sanctioned

### Question 22
# Brief Explanations:
The sentence needs a word for using specific examples to support points, which is "cite" (to quote or refer to as evidence). "Satiate" is to satisfy, "sanction" is to approve, "gibe" is to mock, and "concede" is to admit, so "cite" is correct.
# Answer:
D. cite

### Question 23
# Brief Explanations:
Soto felt depressed and shy, so he was far from being lively or spirited, which is "vivacious". "Subservient" is obedient, "consonant" is in agreement, "sanctioned" is approved, and "satiated" is satisfied, so "vivacious" fits.
# Answer:
E. vivacious

### Question 24
# Brief Explanations:
First blank: people subservient to fashion tyranny (obedient to fashion's demands). Second blank: act bumptious (arrogant) with right clothes. "Consonant" (in agreement), "vivacious" (lively), "gibe" (mock), "satiate" (satisfy), "rudimentary" (basic) don't fit. So "subservient...bumptious" is correct.
# Answer:
B. subservient...bumptious

### Question 25
# Brief Explanations:
The mother couldn't satisfy his desire for expensive clothes, so "satiate" (to satisfy fully) is correct. "Exceed" is to go beyond, "gibe" is to mock, "cite" is to quote, "recite" is to repeat, so "satiate" fits.
# Answer:
B. satiate

### Question 26
# Brief Explanations:
First blank: classmates gibing (mocking) him behind his back. Second blank: too embarrassed for a clever repartee (a quick, witty reply). "Praising" (positive, not mocking), "sanctioning" (approving), "citing" (quoting), "reciting" (repeating) and "consonant" (agreement), "answer" (general), "rudiment" (basic) don't fit. So "gibing...repartee" is correct.
# Answer:
D. gibing...repartee

### Question 27
# Brief Explanations:
First blank: suspicions not consonant (in agreement) with what people said. Second blank: never heard anyone gibe (mock) him about jacket. "Truthful" (about suspicions? No), "sanction" (approve), "vivacious" (lively), "bumptious" (arrogant), "rudiment" (basic) don't fit. So "consonant...gibe" is correct.
# Answer:
B. consonant...gibe

### Question 28
# Brief Explanations:
Sensitivity about appearance is a basic part (rudiment) of human behavior. "Repartee" (witty reply), "citation" (quote), "consonance" (agreement), "sanction" (approval) don't fit, so "rudiment" is correct.
# Answer:
B. rudiment

### Question 29
# Brief Explanations:
First blank: imagined gibes (mocks) from classmates. Second blank: tried by a court (legal trial). "Repartee" (reply), "rudiment" (basic), "sanctioned" (approved), "bumptious" (arrogant), "vivacity" (liveliness), "satiated" (satisfied) don't fit. So "gibes...tried" (wait, option B is "repartee...tried"? No, wait option A: "gibes...cited" no, option B: "repartee...tried" – wait, no, correct is "gibes...tried" but option B is "repartee...tried"? Wait, no, re - check: "imagined the gibes (mocks) his classmates might be making" and "tried by a court". Wait, option B: "repartee...tried" – no, "repartee" is a reply, not what classmates make. Wait, option A: "gibes...cited" – "cited" by court? No, "tried" by court. Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the third blank: "had been tried by a court" (legal trial). First blank: "gibes" (mocks) from classmates. So option B: "repartee...tried" – no, "repartee" is a reply, not what classmates do. Wait, option A: "gibes...cited" – "cited" by court? No. Wait, option B: "repartee...tried" – no. Wait, maybe the correct is B? Wait, no, let's re - analyze. "Imagined the repartee" – no, classmates' actions are mocking (gibes), but option B is "repartee...tried". Wait, maybe the answer is B. Because "repartee" is a reply, but no, classmates are making gibes, but option B is "repartee...tried". Wait, perhaps the intended answer is B.
# Answer:
B. repartee...tried

### Question 30
# Brief Explanations:
First blank: characters drawn in a way consonant (in agreement) with the rudiments (basic principles) of good storytelling. "Vivacious" (lively), "subservient" (obedient), "satiated" (satisfied), "bumptious" (arrogant) and "events" (happenings), "sanctions" (approvals), "consonants" (linguistic term), "repartee" (reply) don't fit. So "consonant...rudiments" is correct.
# Answer:
D. consonant...rudiments

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