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Vocabulary-A Long Way From Chicago Chapters 5-8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a gesture of respectful greeting, for women

a)

depot

b)

hospitality

c)

gallivanting

d)

curtsey

e)

none of the above

2.

traveling or roaming about for pleasure

a)

depot

b)

hospitality

c)

gallivanting

d)

curtsey

e)

none of the above

3.

kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

a)

gallivanting

b)

depot

c)

hospitality

d)

curtsey

e)

none of the above

4.

railroad or bus station

a)

depot

b)

hospitality

c)

gallivanting

d)

curtsey

e)

none of the above

5.

decrease in size, range, or extent

a)

peony

b)

skittish

c)

bogus

d)

gesture

e)

shrivel

6.

hand, arm, or body motion to help express an idea

a)

peony

b)

skittish

c)

bogus

d)

gesture

e)

shrivel

7.

false; counterfeit

a)

peony

b)

skittish

c)

bogus

d)

gesture

e)

shrivel

8.

nervous; easily frightened

a)

peony

b)

skittish

c)

bogus

d)

gesture

e)

shrivel

9.

a flower that has a single/double flower in red/pink/white

a)

peony

b)

skittish

c)

bogus

d)

gesture

e)

shrivel

10.

a thin pipe connected to a stove that directs smoke or fumes out of an area

a)

curtsey

b)

gallivanting

c)

hospitality

d)

stovepipe

e)

foreclose

11.

great coolness and composure under strain

a)

foreclose

b)

ransack

c)

abdicated

d)

confounded

e)

poise

12.

confused

a)

foreclose

b)

ransack

c)

abdicated

d)

confounded

e)

poise

13.

given up responsibility for

a)

foreclose

b)

ransack

c)

abdicated

d)

confounded

e)

poise

14.

to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder

a)

foreclose

b)

ransack

c)

abdicated

d)

confounded

e)

poise

15.

to lock out; to shut out

a)

poise

b)

confounded

c)

abdicated

d)

ransack

e)

foreclose

16.

insanely irresponsible

a)

vat

b)

hunkered

c)

proprietor

d)

crackbrained

e)

none of the above

17.

an owner of a store or other business

a)

vat

b)

apt

c)

hunkered

d)

proprietor

e)

crackbrained

18.

to squat or crouch down

a)

vat

b)

apt

c)

hunkered

d)

proprietor

e)

crackbrained

19.

mentally quick and resourceful

a)

vat

b)

apt

c)

hunkered

d)

proprietor

e)

crackbrained

20.

a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

a)

crackbrained

b)

vat

c)

proprietor

d)

apt

e)

hunkered