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Define Foreshadow
Foreshadowing gives clues to the reader of what events will happen later in the story.
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Name Darry’s first opponent at the rumble, whom he knew from high school.
Paul Holden
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The first sentence of the novel is the same as the last sentence of the novel. What does that tell us about the entire novel?
The entire novel is a flashback
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What does the front page of the newspaper say they day after Ponyboy goes home from the hospital?
Juvenile Delinquents Turned Heroes
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The lawyer grilled the witness on the stand. \ - this is an example of a metaphor True or False
T
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Define "Tuff"
Cool, sharp
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This person was not welcomed by Johnny to visit him at the hospital
Johnny's mother
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Explain how Ponyboy and Cherry realized that they had something in common. (Hint: It's something that is visible to all.) remember - what do they see? & what do they conclude
They both see the same sunset, Cherry from the West side and Ponyboy from the East side. This is when they realize that Socs and Greasers have more in common than they realize.
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At the hospital, what does Ponyboy tell reporters he wishes he could do more than anything?
bath
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When Pony left the burning church why did Dally hit him?
Pony was on fire.
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What are Johnny’s dying words to Ponyboy?
Stay Gold
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What is the first and last name of the Narrator of the novel?
Ponyboy Curtis
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Explain the flashback within the story that happens in chapter two. What is its importance and what do we learn from that flashback
The flashback explains what motive Johnny has for stabbing Bob. If we didn't know about this event, Johnny's reasons for stabbing Bob would seem different.
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He played Dallas Winston
Matt Dillon
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How do the boys disguise themselves? A - they cut and bleach each others hair B - They cut each others hair C - Pony cuts and bleaches Johnny's hair D - Johnny cuts and bleaches Pony's hair
D
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1) A word describing to beg 2) Another word for sad mentioned in the novel
Implore & Sullen
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This event drives Dally over the edge
Johnny's death
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What does Robert Frost try to teach us in the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
That things are innocent, fresh, new, beautiful at first, but that nothing can stay that way forever. Everything must change.
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These events - Johnny kills a Soc; Johnny and Ponyboy flee; tension mounts between the greasers and Socs - have this specific literary term.
rising action
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why was Dally shot by the Police? A - he pulled out a loaded gun B - he pulled out an unloaded gun C - he robbed a store D - none of the above
B
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“‘It ain’t a ________ without me!”
rumble
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who comes to visit Pony before the hearing?
Randy
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Place the following events in chronological order: - Johnny and Ponyboy meet the Soc girls at the movies. -Johnny is jumped by some Socs who beat him almost to death. -Bob is stabbed in the park. -Ponyboy writes his theme paper for his English teacher. -Ponyboy is jumped on his way home from the movies.
Johnny is jumped by some Socs who beat him almost to death. -Ponyboy is jumped on his way home from the movies. -Johnny and Ponyboy meet the Soc girls at the movies. -Bob is stabbed in the park. -Ponyboy writes his theme paper for his English teacher.
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This was the year that The Outsiders was published
1967
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What name does Darry call Pony for the first time?
"Little Buddy"
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