Mike and matt went down into the (blank 1) , dusty basement to look for the old baseball cards. when the basement light went out, both boys’ fear was(blank 2) . they were only able to relax again when they heard their sister’s hysterical giggles from the direction of the light switch.

blank 1
a) ardent
b )dank
c) placid

blank 2
a) zealous
b) palpable
c) mocking

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .

i think it is who. im not sure to be honest