PART A: As it is used in paragraph 9, the word "peevish" most nearly means:
A. Bad tempered
B. Amused
C. Hopeful
D. Nauseous

PART B: Which word provides the best clue to the answer to Part A?
A. "'Nonsense!'"
B. "toss of her head"
C. "wrinkled face"
D. "bloom again"

Paragraph 9 of Dr. Heidegger's Experiment:
“Nonsense!” said the Widow Wycherly, with a peevish toss of her head. “You might as well ask whether an old woman’s wrinkled face could ever bloom again.”