Gangs and Gang Life
The Novel
The Setting
Vocabulary
Music
100

Who did we learn joined a gang when he was 12 but now, as an O.G., tries to dissuade kids from joining gangs?

Snoop Dogg

100

What did we see is a common image on the cover of many editions of The Outsiders (but not on the cover of the edition most of you have)?

Black leather jackets

100

During which decade does The outsiders take place?

The 1960s

100

The fuzz

Slang for the police

100

Which musical act did we say the characters in The Outsiders relate to? 

Elvis Presley

200

What does O.G. stand for?

Original Gangster

200

How old was the author when she wrote The Outsiders?

(Remember that she was a different age when she wrote and published the novel)

15

200

In which city and state is the novel set?

Tulsa, Oklahoma

200

The cooler

Slang for jail

200

Which musical act did the characters in The Outsiders not relate to?

The Beatles

300

Name a main reason kids join gangs, as discussed in class

Need for connection and protection, a family

Economics, particularly poverty and a sense that there are no other options

One's father was in a gang and his father before him

300

How old was the author when she published The Outsiders?

(Remember that she was a different age when she wrote and published the novel)

16

300

Who is Paul Newman?

A famous actor at that time

300

Dogged

Persistent, doesn't give up easily

300

Elvis was inspired to write Jail House Rock after...what?

Spending time in jail

400

Why did Ice T, a rapper and O.G., worry about Tupac?

Because Tupac was associating with real gangs in L.A. without himself being part of a gang or truly understanding what it is to be in an L.A. gang

400

What does the title, the Outsiders, refer to?

It refers to the feeling of being outside society for economic or cultural reasons

400

What did we say is a favorite event and activity for people in this part of the United States?

Rodeos

400

Soused

Drunk

400

What happened to John Lennon of The Beatles?

He was shot outside The Dakota, a famous building in New York City

500

Which American city did we say currently has the biggest gang problem?

Chicago

500

What is S.E. Hinton's full name?

Susan Eloise Hinton

500

Name one major social and cultural movement that was taking place at this time

The Civil rights Movement

The Anti-War Movement

The Women's Liberation Movement

The Free Love Movement

500

Savvy

Slang for to understand

500

What does rapper Ice T do now as a job in entertainment?

He plays a police detective on the series Law & Order

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