WorksheetsA Long Way from Chicago - character and vocab Review for Test
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which word means to begin again?
foreclose
recommence
poise
confounded
What might you put into a brine for a holiday?
cat
presents
cake
Turkey
What does it mean that the bank FORCLOSED on Effie's home?
They took it away from her because she couldn't pay for it
They burned it to the ground
They turned it into a museum
They gave her 20 free payments
Who might wear a sparkly brooch on their sweater?
Your Grandma
Your dog
Your baby brother
Your dad
A PROPRIETOR is also known as
a liar
a good person
The owner
a thief
The ballerina twirled with POISE. What does Poise mean?
Strength
Clumsy movements
Comfort
Grace
What is a synonym for QUERIED?
laughed
questioned
fought
dug
I was CONFOUNDED while taking the math exam. I didn't know the answers.
What is a synonym for confounded?
Confused
Angry
Sad
Ecstatic
I carried my valise onto the train on my way to Chicago. It contained all of the clothing I would need for the trip.
What is a valise?
a vase
Boris's home
Box
luggage/ suitcase
A cadaver is a ________________________
balooon
love letter
dead body
knife
Only the rich people had a sedan.
What is a sedan?
luxury car
plane
fine jewelry
lots of money
Grandma didn't like to spend money. She was frugal or ___________________________
grumpy
thrifty
generous
extravagant
When someone comes to your home, you should practice good __________________________and offer them something to drink and eat.
skills
hygiene
hospitality
dancing moves
Old Grady Griswold BRANDISHED his weapon in the sky at Mr. Weidenbach.
waved around
threw to the ground
showed off
shined
The girls were in the other room CONSPIRING. They spoke in soft tones and I knew they were going to do something.
dancing
whispering
planning secretly
fighting
The yard was THRONGED with people.
filled
emptied of
Who lied about winning a Blue Ribbon?
Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach
Effie Wilcox
Rupert Pennypacker
Grandma
Who gave Joey and Mary Alice two dollars each?
Rupert Pennypacker
Mr. Stubbs
Mr. Weidenbach
Mr. Cowgill
Mary Alice said this character stomped all over her feet and was clumsy when she taught him to dance?
Ray Veech
Joey Dowdel
Mr. Stubbs
Junior
Who fell from a ladder in Grandma's yard?
Boris
Vandalia
Mrs. Stubbs
Miz Idella Eubanks
Who used the cobb house as a hideout waiting to run away with the love of his life?
Junior Stubbs
Joey
Ray Veech
Mr. Weidenbach
Who wanted Grandma to clean toilets at the Centennial Celebration?
Mrs. Stubbs
Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach
Effie Wilcox
Miz Eubanks
Who pretended to be the Phantom Brakeman?
Grandma
Mary Alice
Vandalia
Joey Dowdel
Whose home was taken away from the bank?
Miz Eubanks
Mrs. Stubbs
Effie Wilcox
Grandma
Who is the proprietor (owner) of the Coffee Pot Cafe?
Mrs. Ike Cripe
Miz Eubanks
Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach
Effie Wilcox
Who is the 30 year old insurance salesman?
Merle Stubbs
Junior Stubbs
Mr. Weidenbach
Ray Veech
Who turns all of the lights on in the house, so Joey will see it when he rides by on the troop train?
Effie Wilcox
Aunt Puss Chapman
Grandma
Mary Alice
Who lied about having a puppy?
Grandma
Miz Eubanks
Vandalia
Mary Alice
Which rugged, handsome character gave Joey driving lessons?
Mr. Peters
Ray Veech
Effie Wilcox
Mr. Weidenbach
Who paid $15 for a stovepipe hat?
Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach
Effie Wilcox
Grandma
Mrs. Stubbs
Who was pale and thin and earned 15 cents a week at the Coffe Pot Cafe?
Effie Wilcox
Junior
Vandalia Eubanks
Mary Alice
Who won "First Prize" for the gooseberry pie?
Rupert Pennypacker
Grandma
Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach
Effie Wilcox
Who fought with Mrs. Weidenbach's daddy?
Mr. Stubbs
Uncle Grady Griswold
Joey Dowdel
Ray Veech
Who had many belongings and tools stored in the cob house?
Junior
Joey Dowdel
Granma Dowdel
Grandpa Dowdel
Who is the narrator of A Long Way from Chicago?
Mary Alice
Joey Dowdel
A third person narrator
Grandma
