Question

In this excerpt from a story, choose the missing words that best fit the mood of the story. The rotting floor creaked underneath her small feet. Agatha froze. A thin beam of light burst forth from the keyhole on the door across the room, and then only darkness. With a hand, Agatha reached out and touched the knob. All at once there was a loud .

Answer 1

1. trembling 2. shriek

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Answer 2

With a trembling hand, Agatha reached out and touched the knob. All at once there was a loud song call shriek.

Step-by-step explanation:

We naturally expect the mood of the subject to be in a trembling state; which implies that Agatha was in fear. Also, "there was a loud" wouldn't be a complete thought without such details as "there was a loud call song shriek", which tells us the sudden and frightful nature of how events were unfolding for Agatha.