Characters
Who is the protagonist in the story The Outsiders?
Who is PonyBoy
True or False: The Greasers did not like the Socs?
True
Nothing gold Could stay
True or False: Cherry was a Greaser.
False
Out of the greasers s six feet-two, broad-shouldered and muscular
Darry
Who are the brothers of pony boy?
Darry and Soda pop
Because the Soc's beat him up really bad.
What sign does Ponyboy get that lets him know his mysterious visitor is a friend?
A whistle
Who was Cherry's Boyfriend?
Bob
Who is the really good looking Greaser?
Soda
Explain the meaning of something written in the first person.
Means the speaker of the story or the group. Uses the pronouns "I"," Me", "We", and "us".
Who does Johnny and Pony boy meet at the park in the middle of the night?
What does Soda Pop give to Ponyboy?
A hand written letter
Give two details about what a Soc would look like.
Nicely dressed, expensive cars, cheerleaders, prep-like. Lived in a nice part of town. Clean-shaven, checkered shirts, tan jackets, ski jackets.
Who is the oldest out of the gang and the wisecracker of the bunch?
Two-bit Mathews
Who does Pony boy think is the most handsomest of the brothers and why did that brother drop out of school?
Explain the internal conflict that Ponyboy experiences through out chapters 1-9?
Making the right choices. Getting along with Darry. Should he fight or should he not? Battling his thoughts about finishing school. Should he turn himself in or not.
Why do you think Ponyboy and Johnny ran away after Johnny murdered someone? Do you agree or disagree with their decision?
They did not want to go to jail. Answers will vary
What is the reasoning behind Johnny stabbing Bob?
He thought Bob was going to kill Ponyboy. They were drowning him.
Tough and tuff are two different words. Explain the meaning of both words.
Tough is the same as rough and tuff means cool and sharp.
What can you analyze about the type of character/person that Johnny Cade is? Why is he the way that he is?
Tough guy, who is very shy. His family is not very loving towards him, which makes him very detached from life. Feels neglected and not loved. He is very loyal to his friends.
What motive is behind the big rumble?
To settle the score. They were trying to win the fight over trying to kill ponyboy and then Johnny killing Bob.
"That's why people don't ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent." What could you infer about that statement?
Never judge a book by it's cover.
When someone uses sarcasm, what tone does that tend to deliver to the audience?
The use of Irony to mock people. They are mocking other people.
Explain two characteristics of being a greaser.
What is 1. Hair slicked back
2. tough
3. rough around the edges, jeans, use a lot of slang.