Question

in paragraph 9, the sentence reads: he fluttered his young hands vainly — he was falling — and in that terror he remembered. based on the context, what does “vainly” most nearly mean?

oa gracefully

ob powerfully

oc unsuccessfully

od enthusiastically

Explanation:

The character is falling and fluttering his hands. "Vainly" implies that his hand - fluttering actions did not achieve the desired result of stopping the fall. So it means unsuccessfully.

Answer:

C. Unsuccessfully