Lassie Chapters 19-22

Question 1

with spirit and enthusiasm

Answer 1

lustily

Question 2

basic or essential

Answer 2

elemental

Question 3

long angry speech

Answer 3

tirade

Question 4

behavior that tries to deceive

Answer 4

pretence

Question 5

very thin

Answer 5

emaciated

Question 6

to believe something to be true

Answer 6

presume

Question 7

a covering or wrapping

Answer 7

swathe

Question 8

sang or murmured gently

Answer 8

crooned

Question 9

unlucky

Answer 9

hapless

Question 10

the body’s ability to keep healthy

Answer 10

constitution

Question 11

merchandise; products for sale

Answer 11

wares

Question 12

being hidden; secrecy; privacy

Answer 12

concealment

Question 13

puzzled or confused

Answer 13

perplexed

Question 14

denied knowing about something

Answer 14

disclaimed

Question 15

protective waterproof covering

Answer 15

tarpaulin

Question 16

the traveling pedlar of pots

Answer 16

Rowlie

Question 17

the brother who stays home making pots

Answer 17

Mark

Question 18

bigger of the two robbers

Answer 18

Buckles

Question 19

smaller of the two robbers

Answer 19

Snickers

Question 20

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

Answer 20

1,000 miles

Question 21

Why does Lassie turn down the liver Rowlie drops?

Answer 21

she has been trained not to eat stray food

Question 22

As Rowlie arrives home, what is Lassie facing?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Lassie wants them so much

Question 24

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

Answer 24

offer Sam the job as kennelman

Question 25

According to Joe, what has caused everything to e just like old times again?

Answer 25

Lassie is home again and has brought them luck.