Magic words
The idiomatic expression refers to when the object of a discussion arrives unexpectedly during the conversation. Hint Alicia came in.
speak of the devil
How many credit cards does she have?
12
The kind of magazine where Becky used to work at before closing and losing her only source of income.
A gardening magazine.
At the hotdog vendor she jumps the queue to get ...
To get 20 dollars in cash.
Cost and worth are
very different things!
The American-English phrase denotes a course of action or series of events viewed as a path to a particular outcome or goal. Hint the receptionist used it to go through to Alette.
Yellow brick road
This is the magazine Rebecca's dreams to work at.
Alette
Rebecca and her roommate avoid answering a phone call from a particular gentleman. Who is that man and where does he work?
It is Derek Smeath, a debt collector.
While buying the green scarf, which card was declined?
The fifth
“If your life’s at a juncture and you need to think about things, there’s nowhere better than ___________. However old you are.”
Home
A disorder of sight in which the brain fails to fully process input from one eye and over time favors the other eye. Hint: Rebecca bought lavender from a sales lady who had this condition.
Lazy eye
Rebecca’s actual debt.
Over 16 thousand dollars.
The person who said I get taquila and you get the bills.
Suze
The pullover that she bought was 95 percent acrylic and only 5% of this material.
Cashmere.
Essentially, something you can't see, can't touch, but it's actually the most valuable commodity in America. Hint: Luke this this to Rebecca in the TV shoe.
Trust
Explain the meaning of the word given in italics:
“I must ignore the shops. I must practice frugality, go straight home, and plot my expenditure graph.”
careful management of material resources and especially money
A stashed place where Rebecca hid her unused credit card.
Freezer.
In the bookshop, Suze found the perfect book for Rebecca. What is the name of the book?
"Control Your Urge to Shop", by Garrett E. Barton
When Rebecca is young, she indicates there is a difference between adult prices and mom prices. She is referring to .............. when she is discussing this topic.
Shoes
"Rule of life. If you bother to _______someone’s advice, then bother to ___________ to it.
ask, listen
Explain the noun phrase given in italics.
Looks are only part of the package.
Part of a situation that someone will have to accept.
A word Luke used to describe Rebecca opening new options to the magazine and adding new kinds of customers.
Demographics.
Rebecca's article is a success and leads her appearing on a daytime television show called ______.
The Morning Coffee
The shoes she fought over was this brand.
Pucci
While shopping in Miami, astonished that Luke is aware of brand names Rebecca said 'You speak _____ .'
Prada