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The Outsiders Chapters 10-12 Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "stupor" mean in the context of the sentence: "Dally had taken the car and I started the long walk home in a stupor, Johnny was dead"?

a)

Excitement

b)

Daze

c)

Joy

d)

Anger

2.

In the sentence "He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die someday," what does "desperate" imply?

a)

Calm

b)

Hopeful

c)

Reckless

d)

Peaceful

3.

What does "delirious" mean in the context of the sentence: "But I had a sick feeling that maybe I hadn't called for him while I was delirious"?

a)

Calm

b)

Confused

c)

Happy

d)

Angry

4.

In the sentence "Soda never has grasped the importance Darry and I put on athletics," what does "grasped" mean?

a)

Ignored

b)

Understood

c)

Disliked

d)

Avoided

5.

In the sentence "I'd rather have anybody's hate than their pity," what does "pity" mean?

a)

Admiration

b)

Sympathy

c)

Anger

d)

Respect

6.

What does "flinching" mean in the context of the sentence: "Yes, sir," looking straight at the judge, not flinching . . ."?

a)

Smiling

b)

Laughing

c)

Wincing

d)

Crying

7.

In the sentence "Then he said I was acquitted and the whole case was closed," what does "acquitted" mean?

a)

Convicted

b)

Freed

c)

Arrested

d)

Charged

8.

What does the word "stupor" mean?

a)

Confusedly

b)

Senses are deadened

c)

Swerved, turned aside from a course or direction

d)

Compassion for suffering

9.

What is the definition of "delirious"?

a)

Confusion, disordered speech, hallucinations

b)

Betraying fear, pain or surprise with an involuntary gesture

c)

Driven to take any risk

d)

Understood

10.

What is the meaning of "acquitted"?

a)

Discharged completed, set free from a legal charge

b)

Confusedly

c)

Senses are deadened

d)

Driven to take any risk

11.

What does "desperate" mean?

a)

Betraying fear, pain or surprise with an involuntary gesture

b)

Driven to take any risk

c)

Compassion for suffering

d)

Confusion, disordered speech, hallucinations

12.

What is the definition of "bewilderedly"?

a)

Confusedly

b)

Swerved, turned aside from a course or direction

c)

Understood

d)

To declare untrue; contradict

13.

What is the meaning of "pity"?

a)

Compassion for suffering

b)

Confusion, disordered speech, hallucinations

c)

Betraying fear, pain or surprise with an involuntary gesture

d)

Swerved, turned aside from a course or direction

14.

What does "flinching" mean?

a)

Betraying fear, pain or surprise with an involuntary gesture

b)

Confusedly

c)

Driven to take any risk

d)

Understood

15.

What is the definition of "veered"?

a)

Swerved, turned aside from a course or direction

b)

Discharged completed, set free from a legal charge

c)

Senses are deadened

d)

Compassion for suffering