Vocab. in Context
Fig. Lang.
Characters & Events
Random
100

Turn to page 83. Read paragraphs 2, 3, & 4. In this context, what is most likely the meaning of the word "merely"?

a.) only

b.) slowly

c.) gently

d.) scaredly

a.) only

100

Turn to page 98. What is the simile in Paragraph #1?

"Soda had broken down and bawled like a baby."

100

In Ch. 5, Dally gives Ponyboy a letter from _______. 

Sodapop

100

How many teeth does an adult human have?

32

200

Turn to page 82. Read from "He gave me" to the bottom of the page. In this context, what is most likely the meaning of the word "wistfully"?

a.) with a feeling of heartbreak

b.) angrily 

c.) with a feeling of longing

d.) sadly

c.) with a feeling of longing

200

Turn to page 83. What is the personification in Paragraph #1?

"...when Dally took a corner on two wheels with the brakes screaming."

200

Turn to page 83. Read the last paragraph. Is Tim Shepard a Greaser or Soc?

Tim Shepard is a Greaser.

200

In what year did the Titanic sink?

1912

300

Turn to page 106. Read from "Hey Ponyboy" to "...and I was hungry."

In this context, what is most like the meaning of "griped"?

a.) bellowed

b.) complained

c.) whispered

d.) thought

b.) complained

300

Turn to page 80. What allusion is used at the top of the page?

"Hey Ponyboy! Or should I call you Sleeping Beauty?"

300

The big rumble between Greasers and Socs is approaching. Which character has agreed to be a spy for the Greasers? (Must give the first and last name.)

Cherry Valance

300
Which city and state was Martin Luther King Jr. born in?

Atlanta, Georgia

400

Turn to page 78. Read Paragraph #1. In this context, what is most likely the meaning of "eluded"?

a.) bothered

b.) escaped

c.) confused 

d.) infuriated

b.) escaped

400

What TWO types of figurative language are in these lines from Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?

Nature's first green is gold, 

her hardest hue to hold. 

metaphor, alliteration, personification

400

WITHOUT LOOKING IN THE BOOK, fill in the blanks to complete the newspaper's headline: "______ Delinquents ______   _______"

Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes

400

Which country was the first to use paper money?

China

500

Turn to page 80. Read from "How's Sodapop?" to "...remembered the baloney." In this context, what is most likely the definition of "indignant"?

a.) being joyful about a surprise

b.) being frightened by an idea

c.) being heartbroken because of a loss

d.) being irritated about something unfair

d.) being irritated about something unfair

500

What type of figurative language does Ponyboy use in the line: "Can't you two wait till I set the eggs down before you go shovin' me all over the country?"

hyperbole

500

What is the name of the man who rides in the ambulance with Ponyboy?

Jerry Wood
500

Who performed in the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show?

The Weeknd

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