Vocab #1
very poor (po)
poverty
great danger (per)
peril
a helpful effect or advantage (ben)
benefit
Ponyboy's two brothers are
Sodapop and Darry
What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?
Stay Gold
A young student (p)
pupil
wrestle with something, often a problem (gr)
grapple
An agreement reached by the group as a whole (c)
consensus
Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Ponyboy
What is the book that Johnny and Ponyboy read to each other?
Gone With The Wind
Most basic part of something
fundamental
to move, live, or extend in different directions from a common point (d)
diverge, divergent, divergence
Extra information about the situation
context
thesis
What word does Ponyboy use to describe the way Dally dies?
Gallant
To make a problem worse
exacerbate
a placeholder for something that can change
What percentage of college students are "housing insecure"?
36%
inequality or difference in some respect (d)
disparity
In the book, what is another name for a gun?
Very rich
affluent
According to the former Secretary of Education, _______ ________ schools remain, "fundamentally separate and unequal"
Arne Duncan
At the close of the 2020-21 academic year, women made up about this percentage of college students
60% (59.5)
What book does Darry think Ponyboy isn't old enough to read?
The Carpetbaggers
The abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide is located near which town?
Windrixville