Chapters 19-21

Question 1

As Rowlie arrives home, what is Lassie facing?

Answer 1

She is trying to cross a high moor in heavy snowfall and is exhuasted

Question 2

puzzled or confused

Answer 2

perplexed

Question 3

long angry speech

Answer 3

tirade

Question 4

It is ironic that the Carracloughs assume the Duke has come to get Lassie because he has to come to do what?

Answer 4

offer Sam the job as kennelman

Question 5

unlucky

Answer 5

hapless

Question 6

being hidden; secrecy; privacy

Answer 6

concealment

Question 7

smaller of the two robbers

Answer 7

Snickers

Question 8

to believe something to be true

Answer 8

presume

Question 9

the distance from the Duke’s estate to Yorkshire for a dog

Answer 9

1,000 miles

Question 10

the brother who stays home making pots

Answer 10

Mark

Question 11

Why does Lassie turn down the liver Rowlie drops?

Answer 11

she has been trained not to eat stray food

Question 12

very thin

Answer 12

emaciated

Question 13

Joe’s reason for convincing his father to lie to the Duke is not that he wants Lassie so much, but that what?

Answer 13

Lassie wants them so much

Question 14

with spirit and enthusiasm

Answer 14

lustily

Question 15

a covering or wrapping

Answer 15

swathe

Question 16

the traveling pedlar of pots

Answer 16

Rowlie

Question 17

merchandise; products for sale

Answer 17

wares

Question 18

basic or essential

Answer 18

elemental

Question 19

behavior that tries to deceive

Answer 19

pretence

Question 20

protective waterproof covering

Answer 20

tarpaulin

Question 21

bigger of the two robbers

Answer 21

Buckles