Who said, “I used to talk about killing myself. I don’t want to die now” to Ponyboy?
Johnny
100
What is the definition of gallant?
brave, polite, courteous
100
Who was the first person to hit Ponyboy? When?
Darry after Ponyboy was late coming home because he fell asleep in the vacant lot.
100
What is the definition for the literary device flashback?
when a character thinks back on an event that happened prior to the main story
200
Which character was really good-looking?
Sodapop
200
Who said to Ponyboy, “We’re all we’ve got”?
Sodapop
200
What is the definition of towheaded?
to have really blonde, almost white hair
200
What book do Pony and Johnny read together?
Gone With the Wind
200
“Johnny and I both got a little green around the gills when Dally took the corner on two wheels with the brakes screaming.”
What type of figurative language is represented in the underlined excerpt from the story?
Idiom and Personification
300
What was Sodapop’s horse called?
Mickey Mouse
300
Who said, “Things are rough all over” ?
Cherry
300
What is the definition of delinquent?
someone guilty of an offense, breaking laws
300
Read the sentence and make an inference about Ponyboy’s personality. What does this show he is like?
"I saw Johnny’s cigarette glowing in the dark and wondered vaguely what it was like inside a burning ember."
Answers may vary.
Possible: Ponyboy has a vivid imagination.
300
"You read about people looking peacefully asleep when they’re dead, but they don’t Johnny just looked dead. Like a candle with the flame gone."
What type of figurative language is represented in this excerpt?
Simile
400
Which character’s most prized possession was a knife?
Two Bit
400
Who said, “Look, leave her alone, Dall” ?
Johnny
400
What is the definition of bewildered?
confused
400
How does Ponyboy get a concussion?
He gets kicked in the head during the rumble.
400
What is one allusion that Hinton included in The Outsiders?
Answers may vary.
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Gone With the Wind
Pip from Great Expectations
500
In which sport did Ponyboy participate?
Track
500
Who said, “You can’t win. You know that don’t you?”
Randy
500
What is the definition of ornery?
mean, bad tempered, stubborn, combative
500
When did Ponyboy’s reoccurring nightmares begin?
After his parents died.
500
What is one possible theme from The Outsiders? Provide one specific example to support your theme.
Answers may vary.
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