Unit 8 Answer Key

Unit 8.2

1.	pierced	4.	arrived	7.	their	10.	Grilles / grills
2.	shot	5.	about	8.	muscular
3.	billowing	6.	hydrant	9.	climbed

Unit 8.3

1.	E	4.	N	7.	M	10.	F
2.	H	5.	P	8.	G
3.	B	6.	C	9.	J

Unit 8.4

1.

3

2.

4

3.

3

4.

2

5.

3

Unit 8.5

1.	The author’s house had all kinds of pets / too many animals / a lot of animals / was crowded with animals.
2.	The guest room was the only room that was not occupied by an animal.
3.	A skunk was not a common pet.
4.	The phrase is “a mass of scabs”.
5.	Poppy must have realised that the author was trying to help her. OR Poppy was too weak / too sick.
6.	Poppy was getting much better / recovering from her injuries / on the road to recovery.
7.	She had planned to let Poppy live in the woods by herself / no intention of keeping Poppy.
8.	She was talking about Poppy giving a gassing.
9.	Poppy only means of defence was to emit a foul smelling gas.
10.	The sentence is “The house was packed with cats, about a dozen in all.”