Question

read this sentence from farewell to manzanar, in which the authors describe woodys smile. offstage it was whimsical, as if some joke were bursting to be told. which word could best replace the word whimsical in this sentence and maintain both its denotative and connotative meanings? curious playful unpredictable unusual

Explanation:

• "Whimsical" means playful and fanciful.
• "Curious" means inquisitive.
• "Unpredictable" means not able to be predicted.
• "Unusual" means not common.
• "Playful" has a similar denotative (play - related) and connotative (light - hearted, fun) meaning as "whimsical".

Answer:

playful