Lassie Come Home CH 1-2

_______ firmly fixed belief

"It seemed to be ____________ in the dog to walk at his master's heel.

• ingrained

• dire

• luxurious

_________ of great expense

"The mayor is driving a most __________ car."

• automatic

• intently

• luxurious

_________ to do something without thought

"Agreeing with the coach without the briefest of pauses, displayed how ________ the team's responses were."

• aristocratic

• automatic

• valuable

_________ worth a lot of money

"That necklace is my mother's most _______ piece of jewelry."

• bludgeoned

• dire

• valuable

_______ the highest class in a society; nobility

"The collie had an _________ appearance that was most impressive."

• aristocratic

• ingrained

• dire

_________ extremely serious or urgent

"There will be ________ consequences if you don't listen," the principal warned.

• luxurious

• dire

• valuable

_________ to beat with a heavy stick or weapon

"The thief _______ the poor storekeeper until he was unconscious."

• intently

• valuable

• bludgeoned

_________ with eager attention

"Joe gazed across the moorland, searching ________ for signs of Lassie."

• intently

• valuable

• automatic

Lassie is the protagonist of Lassie Come Home. Think about one of your favorite characters from another book. What do you think makes for an interesting protagonist?

What is the setting of the begging of Lassie?

• New York

• Yorkshire

• Houston

• Austin