Question 17 of 24 Which of the following sentences uses an idiom to show that Stella is
avoiding a topic?
A. When Stella's mom asked about how well she did on her social
studies test, Stella started to beat around the bush.
B. When Stella's mom asked about how well she did on her social
studies test, Stella got a chip on her shoulder.
C. When Stella's mom asked about how well she did on her social
studies test, Stella tried to talk about something else.
D. When Stella's mom asked about how well she did on her social
studies test, Stella went back to the drawing board,
SUBMIT

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.

synonim for get by is to survive, therefore, the answer is survive.