During his speech, the guest speaker wildly with his hands, distracting the audience from the important points he was trying to make.

a. intermingled
b. afflicted
c. gesticulated
d. absconded

(i'm stuck choosing between either a, or c)

The wife of bath was considered to be .. beautiful, of high moral standing or worldly

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

Why is it good idea to outline answers to essay questions if you run out of time during a test?