Vocabulary
"The Outsiders"
"What Do Fish Have to do With Anything?"
"Homeless" Problem Solution Essay
Random
100
To shake or tremble.
What is quiver?
100
Darry, Ponyboy, and Soda
Who are the orphaned brothers from the Eastside that are Greasers?
100
She is overprotective and controlling.
Who is Mrs.Markham, Willie's mom?
100
The woman the writer speaks to at the bus terminal.
Who is Ann?
100
Showing what a character is like through the character's actions, speech, and thoughts;through the thoughts, observations, and comments of other characters; or through direct statements in the narration.
What are examples of characterization?
200
To lose hope.
What is despair?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pony runs away and goes to the park.
What does Pony do after Darry hits him?
200
The cake, the fish without eyes, and money.
What are the symbols in the story?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!! What Ann shows the writer at the terminal.
What are pictures of a home she once had?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!! A vocabulary word that means to be under a spell or a daydream.
What is trance?
300
To distress or worry greatly.
What is dismay?
300
A church at Jay's mountain.
Where do Johnny and Pony hide after Bob's stabbing?
300
Some coins and then some cake leading to a friendship.
What does Willie give the homeless man?
300
Homes represent stability and the reason she even loves dumb things about her home.
Why does the writer believe homes are so important?
300
In "Seventh Grade" the word used to describe the teacher who was overweight.
What is portly?
400
With great intensity and passion.
What is ferocity?
400
The gallant Southern gentlemen in the book "Gone With the Wind".
What is Johnny's favorite part of the book?
400
Mrs. Markham is actually afraid of the man and doesn't really understand his situation.
What is the reason Mrs. Markham doesn't help the man and has him removed?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!! They are only seen as real estate.
What are homes viewed like these days?
400
The solution the writer recommends in her essay, Homeless.
What is... people looking at individuals rather than the issue?
500
To stay behind and not leave right away.
What is linger?
500
The final reason Pony gives for the separation between Greasers and Socs?
What are feelings?
500
The symbol for blindness.
What are the fish an example of?
500
The homeless shelters can be very dangerous.
What is the reason homeless people avoid shelters?
500
When something is described in the order it happens.
What is chronological order?
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