Characters
Plot
Literary Terms
Characters 2
Plot 2
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This character enjoys reading and writing

Ponyboy

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The story is set in... 

1967-68

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an extreme exaggeration

hyperbole

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Johnny is the gang's _______

pet

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The story takes place in this location...

Tulsa, Oklahoma

204

Johnny and Pony meet and speak to this character at the drive in movies. 

Cherry

204

Identify what kept Darry from being a Soc.

Ponyboy, Soda, and the rest of the greasers

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What is the definition of frame story

stories start at the ending and then flash back in time to demonstrate how this pivotal moment in the story came to be

204

This character often would get drunk & pick fights. Met a fatal end

Bob

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Johnny's last words

Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.

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According to this character, fighting is useless.

Randy

303

Who visited Ponyboy while he was in recovery after the fire?

Randy

303

a phrase that typically presents a figurative, non literal meaning attached to the phrase

idiom

303

A charismatic, happy-go-lucky member of the greaser gang.

Sodapop

303

In which town is the abandoned church where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out located?

Windrixville

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A greaser, but doesn't "belong" with the greasers; hard worker

Darry

401

Identify an example of irony in the story

The greasers getting ready for the rumble (like they would for a dance)

Dally's unloaded gun

401

What is the definition of Allusion

 an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

401

The name of Soda's horse

Mickey Mouse

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What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?

Sunsets

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What is the special item that Two Bit always carries with him?

Two Bit

504

Name the 6 literary terms we see in action in the novel

Bildungsroman

Idiom

Allusion

Hyperbole

Symbolism

Frame Story

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A literary genre that shows a character "coming of age"

bildungsroman

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Toward the end of the novel, when dealing with Socs Ponyboy does two things. What are they? (Hint: One is out of character, one is very much is character)

1. Broke a pop bottle

2. threatened the Socs

3. Picked up the glass bottles

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The first and last sentence of the novel

"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."

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