Could someone help me with these questions?

1.- (MC) Read this sentence from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens:

His message perplexed his mind to that degree that he was fain, several times, to take off his hat to scratch his head.

Based on the context, fain most likely means which of the following?
a) Assumed
b)Determined
c) Forced
d)Fumbling

2.-(LC)Which form of the word villain would be best used in the sentence below?

It appears this candidate has a ___________ intent in making comments about those running against him.
a)villain
b)villainize
c)villainous
d)villainy

3.-(MC) Read this sentence from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens:

Mr. Cruncher's apartments were not in a savoury neighbourhood, and were but two in number, even if a closet with a single pane of glass in it might be counted as one. But they were very decently kept.

Based on the context, a savory neighborhood is which of the following? a)Poor
b)Populated
c)Busy
d)Attractive

Explanation: In "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens, based on the context, fain most likely means forced. To fain means to be constrained, compelled or obliged.

The form that the word "villain" would best be used in the sentence below is "villainous", which means an evil intent.

In this sentence from "A Tale of Two Cities", based on the context, a savoury neighbourhood is an attractive neigbourhood. Not savoury is not pleasant or not socially acceptable. This sentence states that "Mr. Cruncher's apartments were NOT in a savoury neighbourhood" so savoury means attractive.

emilyadalex emilyadalex · Answer 2 · 2019-11-13T22:16:58+01:00

1. c) Forced

When one is completely baffled about something, one may feel intuitively forced to scratch our head. “Forced,” then, is a word that can replaced “fain.”

2. c) villainous

The blank needs to be filled in with a word that tells us more about the noun “intent,” in other words, it needs to be completed with an adjective. From all choices, “villainous” is the only adjective.

3. d) Attractive

The excerpt begins showing us the negative qualities of Mr. Cruncher's: it tells us that they are not in a savory neighborhood and that they are extremely small, but then it adds a “but” to contrast that and talk about a good feature: they were very decently kept. Such a context helps us infer that even though the apartments are decently kept, they are not in an attractive neighborhood.