1. the rocky terrain daunted the hiker.
intimidated
exhausted
inspired
confused
2. the fickleness of her childrenís tastes made it hard to plan a menu.
inflexibility
frivolity
predictability
inconstancy
3. she planned a secret rendezvous with her friend.
dance
meeting
vacation
ceremony
4. the trumpet player was rebuked for missing the band rehearsal.
praised
scolded
insulted
discharged
for question 5, identify how the underlined infinitive is used in the sentence.
5. the week jon plans to work.
adjective
adverb
noun

intimidated

inconstancy

meeting

scolded

noun

Explanation:

To be "intimidated" is to find something scary, or difficult to do. "Inconstancy" refers to the quality of changing constantly, and never staying the same. This is the same meaning of fickleness. "Meeting" is a synonym of the French word "rendezvous." To be rebuked means to be "scolded" for doing something wrong. Finally, in question 5, the infinitive is "to work" and it is being used as a noun.

"the day we found the sharks' teeth" i would say highlight the element of the plot as it sets its boundaries and centers the adventures of them being on a boat and cleaning spit of sand.

thats exactly the right answer