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The Outsiders Vocabulary Chapters 7-9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a person begins to falter, we can say that person ___________

a)

smiles

b)

hesitates

c)

cries

d)

gets very angry

2.

A person who is leery may act in a manner that is ______

a)

comical

b)

calm

c)

trustworthy

d)

suspicious

3.

If someone grimaces, they could appear to be all of the following except _______

a)

in pain

b)

smiling

c)

suffering

d)

frowning

4.

If one wishes to conform, it means they want to

a)

fit in

b)

fight

c)

disappear

d)

go against the rules

5.

A synonym for the word agony is ________________________

a)

joyous

b)

excitement

c)

suffering

d)

confusion

6.

Who would be most likely to mimic someone else?

a)

a child

b)

an adult

c)

a guidance counselor

d)

a doctor

7.

Which situation would someone be aghast?

a)

opening up a birthday present

b)

failing an important exam that you studied for

c)

running into an old friend

d)

running in a marathon

8.

Which person would most likely be known for their many exploits?

a)

a dentist

b)

a car salesman

c)

a plumber

d)

a fireman

9.

What is an antonym for the word divert?

a)

distract

b)

reroute

c)

detract

d)

welcome

10.

When you show contempt for another person, you are showing ___

a)

kindness

b)

hatred

c)

compassion

d)

forgiveness

11.

Two-Bit was ___________________ at the very suggestion that he actually begin working for a living.

a)

exploit

b)

aghast

c)

divert

d)

clad

12.

Two-Bits knack for storytelling changed everyday experience into a wild ____________________.

a)

aghast

b)

faltered

c)

exploit

d)

ruefully

13.

Johnny started to speak, ____________________ , and then blurted out his feelings.

a)

faltered

b)

cry

c)

aghast

d)

exploit

14.

To ____________________ suspicion, Two-Bit wandered about the store for hours before stealing a pack of cigarettes.

a)

hue

b)

create

c)

clad

d)

divert

15.

This arouses the reader's curiosity by asking a question which may be answered later on.

a)

perspective

b)

suspense

c)

point of view

d)

conflict

16.

____________________ is the way our characters view people and events in the passage.

a)

Perspective

b)

Conflict

c)

Suspense

d)

Point of view

17.

When a story is told by a character in his or her own words, the author is using _____________________________.

a)

second person point of view

b)

third person limited point of view

c)

third person omniscient point of view

d)

first person point of view

18.

The ________________________ is when a narrator uses pronouns such as "he," "she," and "they."

a)

third person point of view

b)

first person point of view

c)

second person point of view

d)

no point of view

19.

Darry hated to be called "all brawn and no brain" because education and intelligence were important to him.

What do you thing the term brawn means?

a)

unintelligent

b)

intelligent

c)

strength

d)

cold

20.

Ponyboy's repeated nightmare stopped recurring so often after Soda began sleeping beside him.

The term recurring most likely means:

a)

sleeping

b)

happening again

c)

worrying

d)

bothering him