The Outsiders #1
This character comes from an abusive/neglectful home
Who is Johnny Cade
This character is the narrator of the story
Who is Ponyboy Curtis
These are two character traits you could use to describe Ponyboy
What are Kind, Loyal, Smart, Sensitive, Brave, Perceptive, Naïve
These are character traits of Cherry and Marcia.
She tries to see the good in all people, people can still get along even if they are different.
This is the character who has the responsibility of being a father in Ponyboy's home
Who is Darry
The Greasers identity is very important to them. This is considered a big part of their identity.
What is their hair?
This is one trademark "look" the Greasers are known for
What is long hair that is slicked back
Also acceptable: worn clothing, jeans, leather jackets
List types of figurative language that S.E. Hinton uses in his novel The Outsiders.
dialogue, flashbacks, foreshadowing, and symbolism
This is the youngest member of the greasers is
Who is Ponyboy
Which brother in the Greasers tries to help keep the peace and help everyone get along?
Who is Sodapop?
This happened to Ponyboy's parents
What is they died in a car crash
This is what the name Socs is short for
What is the Socials
These are the names of Ponyboy's brothers
Who are Darry and Sodapop
This character stands up for Cherry at the drive-in movies
Who is Johnny
There is a conversation between Ponyboy and Two Bit in chapter 3 that goes like this: When Ponyboy says that he thinks that Darry "can't stand him", Two Bit replies, "No, Ponyboy, that ain't right...you got it wrong..." What does Two-Bit's reaction indicate?
That what Ponyboy thinks isn't true.
This is the point-of-view The Outsiders is written in
What is first-person point of view
Who is considered to be the favorite member of the Greasers?
Who is Johnny?
What is the meaning of the term bias?
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
Describe some thoughts that Ponyboy has of Darry.
doesn't love him, is hard on him, he is only a problem for Darry
Describe character traits of Dally.
Dally is a criminal and does not make good choices. He can be hard-hearted at times.
This is why warfare between the Socs and greasers is going on
What is Social Class (those with power & money and those without)
Also acceptable: What is the Socs are jerks. Plain and simple.
Describe the symbolism shown with the sunset in the first few chapters of The Outsiders.
The connection between people that they share.
How does Cherry affect the plot of the story?
She helps Ponyboy realize that the Socs are not perfect, they have their own problems just like everyone else.
These are the four things that Dally offers Ponyboy and Johnny after the murder
What are a gun, money, a plan, and dry clothes
These are three things that Two-Bit is known for
What are his sense of humor, his switchblade, and shoplifting
This is the weapon that Johnny used to kill Bob the Soc
What is a switchblade
Describe how S.E. Hinton portrays Johnny in The Outsiders.
What is vulnerable?
This is what Cherry tells Ponyboy after hearing about Johnny's beating by the Socs
What is that Socs have troubles too
What does the term theme mean?
The topic or lesson of a story, paragraph, or article.
This is the literary device being used in this quote: "He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again."
What is foreshadowing