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Question

Read this excerpt from Franklin's Autobiography and answer the question that follows.

1)Walking down again toward the river, and, looking in the faces of people, I met a young Quaker man, whose countenance I lik'd, and, accosting him, requested he would tell me where a stranger could get lodging. 2)We were then near the sign of the Three Mariners. 3)"Here," says he, "is one place that entertains strangers, but it is not a reputable house; if thee wilt walk with me, I'll show thee a better." 4)He brought me to the Crooked Billet in Water-street. 5)Here I got a dinner; and, while I was eating it, several sly questions were asked me, as it seemed to be suspected from my youth and appearance, that I might be some runaway.

What does the word "sly" mean as it is used in sentence five? (5 points)

A	Misleading
B	Thoughtful
C	Confusing
D	Clever

Answer 1

A little trick I find useful is twofold.

1. Always use a thesaurus to look up the word like sly and see if any of your answer choices are among the synonyms. I'd almost bet a Route 44 Vanilla Dr. Pepper only one of those answers will be there.
2. Or - literally substitute the answer choices for the word sly in the sentence and see which one makes sense.

Your best bet is doing a combination of the two, yet I firmly believe the #1 choice will find your correct answer.