Question

here, after considerable search, and sympathetic questions as to what he wanted it for, and whether ordinary flour paste wouldn’t do as well if she couldn’t find it, the widow homan finally hunted down her solitary bottle of glue to its hiding-place in a medley of cough-lozenges and corset-laces. which word could be used in place of medley without changing the meaning of the sentence?
○ container
○ display
○ jumble

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the meaning of "medley" in the context. "Medley" here refers to a mixed or confused collection of items (cough - lozenges and corset - laces).

• "container" means a thing that holds something, which doesn't match the meaning of a mixed collection.
• "display" means to show something, which is not related to a mixed collection.
• "jumble" means a confused or disordered mixture, which has the same meaning as "medley" in this context.

Answer:

C. jumble