#8 The answer is Dreary Because the context infers that it is sad and very down where she is at #9 It is Mostly used to describe as an illness because it is referring to getting sick and getting sick is very unfortunate and brief for some cases
#8 would be dreary because they compared it to a colorful crayon box which means the neighborhood is dull. # 9 if im correct should be B, its used as a noun as well not just adjective, and no where does it say that it can be used as a verb
