Across
- 4. Arlene __ her STAR test after snack was over.
- 5. Arnold's hair and clothes were __ after he drank too much last night.
- 7. Arlene's paper failed because she had not __ any of her claims with quotations.
- 8. Arlene's mom was in __ when she heard that Arlene wasn't going to graduate.
- 10. Arnold probably didn't mature into an adult because his parents were too __.
- 12. Arnold's teachers __ that he would end up dead or in prison by age 30.
- 15. Arnold hoped for a life full of comfy __, but he wasn't willing to work for them.
- 17. Unfortunately, Arnold's crooked face is not very __.
- 22. Arnold went to the office and __ his phone, which a kind person had turned in.
- 23. Arlene squinted her eyes and __ her teacher with scorn when she saw her F.
- 26. Arlene could not __ why her reading never improved even though she never read books.
Down
- 1. Arlene's one-eyed cat was a __ thing to behold.
- 2. The pools of chunky yellow vomit around the house indicated that my dog was _.
- 3. By age 20, Arnold __ realized he had done nothing to prepare for adult life.
- 6. __ the king snake killed the rattler with a __, encircling motion.
- 7. Some say that our government is nothing but a __ of rich people trying to rip us all off.
- 9. Arnold's __ of the cheerleader finally ended when she threw her milkshake into his face.
- 11. Arnold tried to __ his cat in the backyard but couldn't remember where it was buried.
- 13. The tidal surge __ the beachside neighborhood.
- 14. Arlene was __ as she sat in the office with her referral.
- 16. Arlene's English teacher __ told her that not finishing the book would equal an "F."
- 18. The hummingbirds are disappearing as they begin their __ to Mexico.
- 19. One __ for a sore throat is lemon tea with honey.
- 20. Arnold found out that passing gas in class was not an effective way to __ the cute cheerleader.
- 21. Arnold failed to see how __ it would be to try hard drugs.
- 24. the __ motion in the grass alerted me to the rattlesnake's presence.
- 25. Arnold would not __ his teachers' advice to make a plan.
