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Blair's Test
"DMS" Outsiders Test C
| terms | definitions | sentences |
|---|---|---|
| reckless | without care, or done in a a haphazard manner, thoughtless, or careless | Dally was ____ as he drove Ponyboy to the hospital too fast. |
| sensitive | easily affected or hurt, responsive or receptive, sometimes thin skinned | Johnny was a character that was incredibly ____ and other characters tried to protect him because he seemed scared or easily hurt. |
| sympathetic | show feeling toward another in an emotional way, empathy | Sodapop was ____ to how Ponyboy felt towards Darry because Soda would stick up for Ponyboy at times. |
| irresistibly | too great to be withstood, overwhelmingly | Cherry was ____ attracted to Dally even though he was a tough Greaser. |
| acquired | to gain or get, to obtain something | Dally ____ a gun and then acted as though he was going to shoot the police. |
| unfathomable | not believable or measurable | Dally's love for Johnny was so ____ that he didn't even know how much he cared for Johnny himself, until Johnny died. |
| rarities | not common or unusual | Moments of peace, safety and calm for the Greasers were ____. |
| gingerly | with great care, cautiously or delicately | The nurses ____ cared for Johnny while he was in the hospital. |
| roguishly | naughty, full of playful tricks | Dally ____ teased the girls at the movie theater. |
| incredulous | can't be figured out and impossible to understand | It was ____ that the boys entered a burning church to rescue the children. |
| nonchalantly | without enthusiasm, cool, unconcerned | While Ponyboy was ____ walking home from the movies, he was suddenly jumped by the Socs. |
| stalked | walk, track, trail, or shadow | It seemed as if the Socs constantly ____ the Greasers just to cause them trouble. |
| incidentally | by the way, or happening by accident | When Johnny and Ponyboy were in the park, the Socs _____ came by and a murder occurred. |
| sarcastically | remark in a cutting way or sardonic | Dally ______remarked about Cherry's red hair. |
| clammy | damp or wet | Ponyboy's hands were wet and ____ as he waited nervously for the rumble to begin. |