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O. Henry Vocab List #1

Quiz by Kimberly Crean

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is defined as: goals or dreams?
    loitering
    anthem
    vagrancy
    ambitions
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is defined as: worn out, torn, tattered?
    frayed
    irony
    warden
    ambitions
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is defined as: happily or cheerfully?
    ambitions
    frayed
    gaily
    foreshadowing
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is defined as: to throw with great force?
    warden
    hurled
    anthem
    vagrancy
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is defined as: a song of praise or devotion?
    ambitions
    vagrancy
    loitering
    anthem
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following is defined as: the state of living as a person without a permanent home or means of employment?
    warden
    hurled
    loitering
    vagrancy
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is defined as: to linger aimlessly without any purpose?
    vagrancy
    foreshadowing
    hurled
    loitering
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following is defined as: a leader in charge of a prison?
    hurled
    vagrancy
    anthem
    warden
    30s
  • Q9
    The prisoner had to ask the ____________ for permission before he could go outside. Which word best completes this sentence?
    warden
    anthem
    foreshadowing
    gaily
    30s
  • Q10
    His ______________ are to own his own company and buy a house before he turns 25. Which word best completes this sentence?
    ambitions
    warden
    irony
    anthem
    30s
  • Q11
    I wore the same jeans for most of the winter and they became ________ from how much I wore them. Which word best completes this sentence?
    gaily
    frayed
    hurled
    anthem
    30s
  • Q12
    Do you know the words to the __________ we're supposed to sing for the concert? Which word best completes this sentence?
    frayed
    ambitions
    foreshadowing
    anthem
    30s
  • Q13
    Many teenagers are accused of ______________ in public spaces, like the mall.
    foreshadowing
    vagrancy
    loitering
    irony
    30s
  • Q14
    I didn't understand how to skip stones in the lake, so I ____________ my rock into the water instead. Which word best completes this sentence?
    loitering
    frayed
    ambitions
    hurled
    30s
  • Q15
    The man I see sleeping on the bench in the park each morning on my walk to the subway was recently accused of _________________. Which word best completes this sentence?
    loitering
    vagrancy
    irony
    foreshadowing
    30s

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