For each blank select one entry from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.

Although his latest project was relatively _______ —little more than a few basic plot points scribbled on a napkin— the veteran screenwriter easily sold the story to a major Hollywood studio.

a. Undeveloped 

b. Polished 

c. Convoluted 

d. Prosaic 

e. Tortuous