IVS Chapter 10 Final Check: The New French Employee

One summer, Nan worked in a factory with an employee who had recently arrived from France, a soft-spoken young man named Jean-Louis. He spoke little English, but Nan’s basic French (1) _____________(e)d for simple conversations and helpful translations.

• suffice

• sinister

• intricate

• incoherent

• implausible

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However, one day when she was called to the foreman’s office, she wished she knew no French at all. FBI agents were there with Jean-Louis. After explaining that Jean-Louis may have been more (2) _____________ than the innocent young man he appeared to be, the foreman left her to translate for the agents. The agents said Jean-Louis had been on the run after committing several jewel thefts in France.

• suffice

• sinister

• intricate

• incoherent

• implausible

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Nan struggled to translate their questions, which were often too (3)______________ for her limited vocabulary.

• suffice

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• incoherent

• implausible

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At times, she became so nervous that she was nearly (4)_____________. When Jean-Louis finally deciphered what Nan was saying, he said the police were maligning him.

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• sinister

• intricate

• incoherent

• implausible

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He claimed he was being mistaken for his no-good twin brother, who was responsible for the robberies. The angry FBI agents found Jean-Louis’s story (5) _____________.

• suffice

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• intricate

• incoherent

• implausible

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The conversation soon (6) ___________(e)d to a shouting match, with everyone yelling at poor Nan.

• degenerate

• intercede

• sanctuary

• vulnerable

• scrutiny

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When her boss heard the racket, he (7)____________(e)d, appeased the agents, and got them to excuse her.

• degenerate

• intercede

• sanctuary

• vulnerable

• scrutiny

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Nan then went to the ladies’ room, a (8)___________ from the turmoil of all the shouting.

• degenerate

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• sanctuary

• vulnerable

• scrutiny

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After the agents left with Jean-Louis, she was calm enough to go back to work. But she felt (9)_____________ for days . . .

• degenerate

• intercede

• sanctuary

• vulnerable

• scrutiny

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. . . as she wondered if she was under the (10)_____________ of jewel thieves who might blame her for Jean-Louis’s arrest.

• degenerate

• intercede

• sanctuary

• vulnerable

• scrutiny

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