Extract Questions
Passage with linked answers
Extract 1
Reading SetExtract 1
Passage
Iona shifts about on his seat as if he were on needles, moves his elbows as if he were trying to keep his equilibrium, and gasps about like someone suffocating, who does not understand why and wherefore he is there. 'What scoundrels they all are!' jokes the officer...
The phrase 'as if he were on needles' suggests that Iona is feeling extremely ________.
restless and uneasy
The officer refers to the people on the street as ________ because they keep getting in the way.
scoundrels