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The Outsiders Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"He like fights, blondes, and for some ____ reason, school."
a)
unfathomable
b)
ornery
c)
sullen
d)
gallant
2.
"Cherry and Marcia didn't have a way to get home.  Two-Bit ____ offered to walk them home."
a)
nonchalantly
b)
doggedly
c)
gallantly
d)
contemptuously
3.

Gingerly means...

a)

carefully

b)

tasty

c)

casually

d)

carelessly

4.

In a profoundly wise manner defines what?

a)

smartly

b)

sagely

c)

sensitive

d)

stocky

5.

Johnny's parents were easily angered, or ____________ and beat him badly.

a)

delinquent

b)

aloof

c)

savvy

d)

ornery

6.

A thought or opinion that is not based on reason or logic is

a)

irrationality

b)

unfathomable

c)

stricken

d)

sagely

7.

Ponyboy giving detail to the day Johnny was jumped and beat up is an example of

a)

forshadowing

b)

idiom

c)

epilogue

d)

flashback

8.

The announcer sounded very dreary while reporting the weather. Another word for dreary is

a)

sagely

b)

roughishly

c)

bleakly

d)

stricken

9.

Johnny idolized Dally. This means he

a)

didn't like him or want to be like him.

b)

worshiped or admired him too much.

c)

thought he was very important.

d)

thought he was the strongest greaser of the group.

10.

She was in a state of shock from the accident. She was in a

a)

aghast

b)

car

c)

conviction

d)

stupor

11.

Imploringly means

a)

to say something in a persistent way.

b)

to say something in a stern tone.

c)

to say something out of turn.

d)

to say something meaningful.

12.

The teacher was aghast at how many of her students failed the simple test. This means

a)

the teacher was sad

b)

the teacher was confused

c)

the teacher was struck with horror

d)

the teacher was happy

13.

Abruptly means

a)

something done in a sudden way.

b)

something done in a slow way.

c)

something done in a funny way.

d)

something done in an unreasonable way.

14.

The greasers were considered a menace to society. This means

a)

This means they were helpful.

b)

They presented a threat of danger.

c)

They liked to get in fights.

d)

They liked to party.

15.

A person who fears aliens will come and kidnap them in the night is demonstrating

a)

irrationality

b)

embolden

c)

stricken

d)

conviction

16.

Indignant is an an adjective describing a person who is

a)

in shock and awe over what they have just witnessed.

b)

filled with anger because they have witnessed or experienced something unjust, unworthy, or mean.

c)

unintelligent or thinks and speaks without reason.

17.

She strongly believed in the best of people. This is an example of someone showing

a)

opinion

b)

justice

c)

conviction

d)

sagely

18.

Ponyboy was stricken by the death of Johnny. Stricken means

a)

shocked

b)

troubled by misfortune or sorrow

c)

sad

19.

an adverb describing when someone does something in a playfully mischievous or dishonest way is

a)

gingerly

b)

incredulously

c)

roguishly

d)

nonchalantly

20.

a quality or association that a word expresses in addition to its literal meaning.

a)

idiom

b)

imploringly

c)

unfathomable

d)

connotation