Vocab 1
Fill in the blank:
"'Now look what you did,' I _________." (106)
This word means: to complain about something in an irritating way.
Griped
Fill in the blank:
"Then the judge said I was _____________ and the whole case was closed." (168)
This word means: free someone from criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
acquitted
Who said:
"Oh no!" My hand flew to my hair. "No, Johnny, not my hair!"
Ponyboy
This character is the 14-year-old narrator of "The Outsiders." His parents died in a car accident so he lives with his two older brothers.
Ponyboy Curtis
This is Taylor Swift's boyfriend who is the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Travis Kelce
Fill in the blank:
Pony said to Cherry, "You're a _________ to own kind and not loyal to us."
This word describes someone who betrays a friend/group.
traitor
Fill in the blank:
"You're ___________________________, Pony, and you're going to have to cut it out." (173)
This phrase means: a state of isolation from outside
Living in a vacuum
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..."
Johnny
This character is a 16-year-old Greaser and has black hair and large, fearful eyes. Since his parents are abusive and don't care much for him, this character is closer to the Greasers than his biological family. He's close friends with Ponyboy and Dally is very protective of him.
Johnny
This 2 word slang term means that your brain is focused and you are ready to get to work.
"I'm _________ ___."
locked in
Fill in the blank:
"Soda began sleeping with me, and the nightmares stopped ____________ so often, but it happened often enough for Darry to take me to a doctor." (110)
This word means: happening multiple times/repeatedly
Recurring
Fill in the blank:
"I am a Soc. I am the _____________ and the well- dressed. I throw beer blasts, drive fancy cars, break windows at fancy parties." (136)
This words means: having special rights or advantages that the majority of others in a society don't have.
privileged
Who said:
"Johnny, I ain't mad at you. I just don't want you to get hurt. You don't know what a few months in jail can do to you...you get hardened in jail. I don't want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me..."
Dally
This character is Bob's girlfriend. She's a Soc and Cheerleader. Ponyboy meets her at the movies and Ponyboy realizes how much they have in common and how comfortable he is talking to her. She ends up being a spy for the Greasers.
Cherry Valance
This is the Super Bowl winning quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Patrick Mahomes
Fill in the blank:
"Greaser...greaser...greaser..." Steve singsonged. "O victim of environment, ___________________, rotten, no-count hood" (136)
This word means: (of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society
underprivileged
Fill in the blank:
"Yeah, he was a good-looking even then, with a grin that reminded me of Soda's, a kind of ____________ grin." (161)
This word means: without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action.
reckless
Who said:
"All Socs aren't like that...You have to believe me, Ponyboy. Not all of us are like that...I'll bet you think the Socs have it made...we have troubles you've never even heard of...things are rough all over"
Cherry
The toughest hood of the Greasers. This character is a hardened teen who used to run with gangs in New York. He is very protective of Johnny and helps out Johnny and Ponyboy when they get into trouble.
Dally Winston
Name 2 of the Final Four teams of either the Men's or Women's NCAA Basketball Tournaments.
Men's: NC State, Purdue, UConn, Alabama
Women's: NC State, South Carolina, UConn, Iowa
Fill in the blank:
"Curly...and I had once played chicken by holding our cigarette ends against each other's fingers. We had stood there, clenching our teeth and _____________, with sweat pouring down our faces..." (134)
This word means: to make an expression of pain or strong dislike in which one's face twist
grimacing
Fill in the blank:
"I was ________________. 'I killed him. I had a switchblade...'
'No, kid, it was your friend, the one who died in the hospital...'" (164)
This word means: deeply confused or perplexed
bewildered
Who said:
"Oh Pony, I thought we'd lost you...like we did Mom and Dad..."
Darry
This character is the joker of the Greasers. He's a wisecracking Greaser who breaks the law on a regular basis (e.g., shoplifting). His prize possession is his black-handled switchblade. He instigates issues between the Socs and Greasers by flirting with Marcia, the girlfriend of a Soc.
Two-Bit Mathews
This NCAA woman basketball player is the star play of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes team. She is the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer.
Caitlin Clark