What does "surreptitiously" mean in the following example?

"Failing that, I could have surreptitiously dumped the whole outfit overboard, written off the forty or so dollars as love’s tribute." (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")

(2 points)
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happily

slyly

sneakily

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

They appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant")(2 points)
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deserters

inhabitants

residents

What does "mollified" mean in the following example?

"But since he had called our names at the beginning of the service we were mollified." (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

(2 points)
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upset

calmed

calmed

Choose the meaning of "palpable" in the following example:

"The ugliness they left was palpable." (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

(2 points)
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able to be felt

strange

able to be felt

Choose the meaning of the bold word.

We were maids and farmers, handymen and washerwomen, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)(2 points)
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puzzling

too bold

too bold

Identify the choice that best describes the word "report" in the following sentence:

Carlos wrote a report about modern foods for his social studies class.

(2 points)
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common noun

proper noun