Lassie Final Review Flashcards
attractive or tempting
alluring
easy-going, friendly
affably
to withdraw from a habit
wean
not clear
vague
unlucky
vague
firmly fixed in someone’s mind
ingrained
to grow or survive heartily
thrive
a regular pattern of movement
rhythm
behavior that tries to deceive
pretence
becoming infected
festering
gray; depressing
bleak
beaten or knocked down
bludgeoned
the leaves of a plant; leafage
foliage
great amounts
torrents
an animal that is hunted
quarry
a dead end
impasse
night watch
vigil
a truce or agreement to stop fighting
armistice
rises of ground, high places
eminences
protective waterproof covering
tarpaulin
the traveling pedlar of pots
Rowlie
the father of the Carraclough family and Lassie’s owner
Sam
The Scottish man who houses the painter on his visits
McBane
The largest county in England where Joe and his family live
Yorkshire
The distance from the Duke’s estate to Yorkshire for a dog
1,000 miles
The assistant dogcatcher
Donnell
the landmarks that may be seen by train on the way to the Duke’s estate in Scotland
the North Sea, Tweed River, industrial towns, and heatherland
the elderly man who is Dally’s husband
Dan
the woman who reprimands the dogcatchers
Ethelda
The two robbers
Snickers and Buckles
How does Joe try to persuade his parents to let Lassie stay?
saying Lassie is homesick, glad to see them, and looks a bit poorly and thin
Their solution to stop Lassie from escaping is for Joe to go with Sam to the Duke’s kennels and do what
command Lassie to stay
One virtue Sam puts above money and Lassie is ___, and it’s proved by him sticking to his deal with Duke and not trying to take Lassie back.
honesty
How does Priscilla help Lassie?
she remembers how hard it had been for the boy to give Lassie up, and she feels compassion for him
What is the “sensible law of nature” that Lassie acquires the fifth day?
the instinct to hunt food when necessary, in order to survive
How does Lassie show her pure breeding when she fights Jock and Andrew’s dogs?
by not giving up, fighting with perseverance, and standing her ground
How is Lassie’s final escape from the dogcatchers amazing?
she jumps from a high window, which could have killed her
Joe’s reason for convincing his father to lie to the Duke is not that he wants Lassie so much, but that what?
Lassie wants them so much
It is ironic that the Carracloughs assume the Duke has come to get Lassie because he has come to do what?
offer Sam the job as kennelman
According to Joe, what has caused everything to be just like old times again?
Lassie is home again and has brought them luck
