Question

His message perplexed his mind to that degree that he was fain, several times, to take off his hat to scratch his head.

Based on the context, fain most likely means which of the following?

Assumed

Determined

Forced

Fumbling

Answer 1

Behind the furthest end of the brewery, was a rank garden with an old wall; not so high but that I could struggle up and hold on long enough to look over it, and see that the rank garden was the garden of the house, and that it was overgrown with tangled weeds. . .

“Overgrown with tangled weeds” suggests the word rank means

beautiful

luxurious

expensive

weed-filled

Answer 2

Only two I'm stuck on

Answer 3

1 is B or C?
2 is D?

What is word rank?

Answer 4

1 is C

Answer 5

Yep that makes sense

Answer 6

2 is D right

Answer 7

thanks for the reassurance