Question

1. while no __________ for the theft of the money has been established, we know that the thief was living in __________ poverty and could not even afford food for his family.

a. conjecture; abject
b. motif; remiss
c. motive; abject
d. emissary; emotive

1. the __________ look on the face of our __________ to the opposing army told me he had failed to deliver his message.

a. dismissive; conjecture
b. emotive; emissary
c. abject; motif
d. dejected; emissary

1. i wanted to finish my paper on the recurring __________ i had found in the novel, but other factors __________ me to give it up.

a. conjecture; expelled
b. emissary; compelled
c. motif; compelled
d. emissary; expelled

Explanation:

1. For question 3: "motive" means a reason for doing something, which fits the context of not having established a reason for the theft. "abject" means extremely bad or dejected, and "abject poverty" is a common phrase.
2. For question 4: "dejected" means sad and disappointed, which describes the look on someone's face when they failed. An "emissary" is a person sent as a messenger, which makes sense in the context of sending a message to an opposing army.
3. For question 5: a "motif" is a recurring theme or idea in a work of art like a novel. "compelled" means forced or obliged, which makes sense as other factors forced the person to give up on the paper.

Answer:

1. C. motive; abject
2. D. dejected; emissary
3. C. motif; compelled