Chapter 9 slides (PART II)

The prefix un- means "not". In the passage it says, "There was an uneasy silence: Who was going to start it?"
As it is used in

the passage, the word uneasy means

_____ .

Question: What is the intended meaning of the phrase "swearing blue and green" in the sentence below?

"Tim Shephard was swearing blue and green because his nose was broken again, and the leader of the Brumley boys was working over one of his own because he had broken the rules and used a piece of pipe in the fighting."

Question: Racked can have several meanings. Which definition best conveys the meaning of racked as it is used in the text below?

"We ran through the lobby and crowded past people into the elevator. Several people yelled at us, I think because we were pretty racked-up, but Dally had nothing on his mind except Johnny..."