The Outsiders Ch. 1-6 Context Clues Vocab Quiz

"I touched my cheek gingerly"

(Hinton 12).

gingerly is an....

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• verb

"She gave him an incredulous look; and then she threw her Coke in his face" (Hinton 24).

Incredulous is a state of....

• anger

• confusion

• understanding

• shock or disbelief

"I digested that. It was true"

(Hinton 34).

Choose the correct definition of digested....

• to change into a form that can be absorbed by the body

• a condensed but comprehensive account of a body of information

• to arrange or classify systematically

• to think over and absorb

"He likes fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school"

(Hinton 10)

Choose the correct definition of unfathomable....

• incredible

• difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible

• difficult or impossible to measure

• disgusting

"Not like the Socs, who...get editorials in the paper for being a public disgrace one day and an asset to society the next"

(Hinton 3).

Choose the correct definition of asset....

• a person or thing that has value

• the property of a deceased person available to his or her estate

• property, as of a business, a bankrupt

• innocence or purity

"Not like the Socs, who jump greasers and wreck houses and throw beer blasts for kicks, and get editorials in the paper..."

(Hinton 3).

An editorial is....

• a cut or removed piece from a publication

• a newspaper article written by an editor that gives an opinion on a topic or issue

• a composition of photos designed to highlight a specific topic

• a news column highlighting criminal activity

"'Okay,' I said nonchalantly, 'might as well'"

(Hinton 25).

Nonchalantly means....

• quietly,as if in secret

• with excitement or joy

• with irritation

• casually, calmly

"Oh, there are a few gangs around, like the River Kings and the Tiber Street Tigers, but here in the Southwest there's no gang rivalry..."

(Hinton 11).

We could replace rivalry with....

• competition

• truce

• confrontation

• activity

"And Johnny, who was the most law-abiding of us, now carried in his back pocket a six-inch switchblade"

(Hinton 34).

Which of the following would likely be a law-abiding person....

• a hoodlum

• a vandal

• a politician

• a spy

"He was pretty well crocked, which made me apprehensive. If Dally was drunk and in a dangerous mood..." (Hinton 59).

We could replace apprehensive with....

• uncomfortable

• hesitant

• aggressive

• upset