Vocabulary
Literary Terms
Plot
Outsiders Characters
Vocabulary 2
100
what is the prefix of the word conductor?
What is con-?
100
A character that is a source of conflict for the main character.
Who is the protagonist?
100
Ponyboy introduces/describes most of the characters. What part of the plot diagram is this?
What is the exposition?
100
Who is S.E. Hinton?
Who is the Author?
100
a group moving forward in an orderly manner
What is procession?
200
What is the root of the word inspection?
What is -spect-?
200
This tells if a story is told in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
What is point of view?
200
Ponyboy and Johnny meet Cherry; Dally slaps Ponyboy; Johnny kills Bob; brothers may be split up into foster care.
What is the conflict?
200
Holden; he started a rumble
Who is Paul?
200
someone who leads an orchestra
Who is a conductor?
300
What is the suffix for the word respectful?
What is -ful?
300
hints to what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
300
Johnny and Ponyboy look for Dally to help them; they run away and hide in a church; Johnny and Pony save kids from a fire
What is the rising action?
300
police shot him
Who is Dally?
300
Analyze the root and affixes for inspection.
What is prefix: in root: spect suffix: ion
400
What does the prefix pro- mean?
What is forward?
400
a brief reference to another person, place, event, or literary work.
What is allusion?
400
Greasers and Socs agree to have a big rumble while Johnny remains in the hospital; Pony becomes delirious
What is the climax?
400
Johnny killed him
Who is Bob?
400
Analyze the root and affixes for propulsion.
What is prefix: pro root: pul suffix: sion
500
What does the root spect mean?
What is look?
500
A character has a memory of something in the past.
What is a flashback?
500
Greasers win rumble; Ponyboy gets sick; Johnny dies; Dally dies (The resolution is when Johnny's note is discovered; Pony realizes life is worth living and deals with his feelings; and Pony gets to stay with his brothers.)
What is the falling action?
500
middle brother
Who is Sodapop?
500
Analyze the root and affixes of respectful.
What is prefix: re root: spect suffix: ful
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