Background Knowledge
The author of The Outsiders
Who is Susan Eloise Hinton?
A young troublemaker; thug
What is a hoodlum?
I was stabbed and killed by a Greaser.
Who is Bob?
This is what happened to Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry's parents
What is they died in a car accident?
The fuzz
Who are the police?
"You must think at school, with all those good grades you bring home, and you've always got your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for common sense?"
Who is Darry?
The setting of The Outsiders
To move in long strides
What is loping?
I am described as a dark puppy that's been kicked too many times.
Who is Johnny
This is the biggest cause of Johnny's pain in life
What is the feeling of being unwanted or unloved by parents?
OR
What is being jumped by the Socs for no reason?
Tuff
What is cool or sharp?
"The chips are always down when it's our turn, but that's the way things are. Like it or lump it."
Who is Two-Bit?
The time period of The Outsiders
What is the 1960s?
Unable to believe something
What is incredulous?
I am a cheerleader and hate violence.
Who is Cherry?
This is what causes the Socs to attack the boys in the park
What are Johnny and Ponyboy hanging out with Cherry and Marcia?
The cooler
What is Juve-Hall?
"Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset."
Who is Ponyboy?
The major war that occurred during the time period of The Outsiders.
What is the Vietnam War?
Physical or emotional distance
What is aloofness?
I love making trouble and being a Greaser.
Who is Dally?
This is the reason that Ponyboy decided he was going to run away from home
What is Darry slapped him for getting home late?
Savvy
What is do you understand?
"Next time you want a broad, pick up yer own kind---dirt."
Who is Bob?
The President of America that was assassinated during the time period of The Outsiders
Who is President John F. Kennedy?
Stubborn or mean
What is ornery?
My real name is Keith and I have a great sense of humor.
Who is Two-Bit?
The name of the town and mountain that Johnny and Ponyboy run away to
What is Jay Mountain in Windrixville?
Woofin
What is to be kidding?
"Things are rough all over."
Who is Cherry Valance?
A movement that gave rights to people of color during the time period of The Outsiders
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
Showing courteous attention or being chivalrous
What is gallant?
I am Dally's rodeo partner and enjoy Hank Williams.
Who is Buck Merril?
These are four things that Dally offers Johnny and Ponyboy after the murder
What are money, a gun, a plan, and dry clothes?
Dig
What is to understand or appreciate?
"It seems like there's gotta be someplace without greasers or Socs, with just people. Plain ordinary people."
Who is Johnny?