Question

read the excerpt from part one of trifles. hale: well, she looked queer. county attorney: how do you mean—queer? hale: well, as if she didn’t know what she was going to do next. and kind of done up. which word has a meaning similar to “queer” as it is used in this excerpt? pensive strange doubtful irrational

Explanation:

In the context of the excerpt, "queer" is used to describe a state of being odd or out - of - the - ordinary. "Strange" also means odd or not normal, which aligns with the usage here. "Pensive" means deep in thought, "doubtful" means uncertain, and "irrational" means not logical. None of these other words capture the sense of oddity as well as "strange".

Answer:

strange