Vocabulary A
Short Answer 1
Vocabulary B
Short Answer 2
Vocabulary C
100
Not sociable, gloomy
What is sullen?
100
How do Pony and Johnny pass the time at the old church?
They read Gone with the Wind, smoke, and eat baloney sandwiches.
100
angry because of something unjust
What is indignant?
100
What does Pony realize about Darry when he and Soda come to visit him at the hospital after the fire at the old church?
He realize Darry loves and cares for him deeply.
100
a way of speaking that shows one's mood
What is an expression?
200
strong belief; the act of being found guilty of a crime
What is conviction?
200
Why doesn't Pony want Johnny to cut and dye his hair?
long, greasy hair marked him as "tuff" and a member of the Greasers.
200
a very wicked or cruel person
What is a fiend?
200
What distressing news does Pony find out when the newspaper article about the boys' heroic actions comes out the day after the fire?
He might be put into a boys home and the three brothers might be separated.
200
likeness or similarity
What is a resemblance?
300
to turn attention away; distract
What is divert?
300
What emotional response do the boys have when they talk about the murder in the park?
They cry and get used to the situation.
300
frown or angry look
What is a scowl?
300
What does Randy tell Pony he's going to do about the rumble? Why does he make this decision?
He is NOT going to participate. He is sick of the fighting.
300
showing doubt or unwillingness
What is reluctance?
400
struck with terror or amazement
What is aghast?
400
Why does Johnny view Dally as "gallant," like the southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind?
Dally takes the blame for something that Two-Bit did.
400
a shade of a color
What is a hue?
400
How does Pony view Randy after they talk?
He sees him as a real, vulnerable human being, not just a "Soc."
400
stubbornly determined
What is dogged? (pronounced DOG-ed)
500
harsh in appearance; stern
What is grim?
500
What does Johnny tell Dally he's going to do when they get back to town? Hint: Dally is very upset by this.
He is going to turn himself into the police so that he will not be a fugitive his whole life.
500
to avoid or escape
What is to elude?
500
Why does Johnny say he's not ready to die?
There is too much in life he hasn't yet seen or done.
500
happening without warning; sudden
What is abrupt?
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