Characters
Ponyboy is different from the rest of the gang because he does not like to...
Fight
“All the lower valley was covered with mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off and floated away in small clouds. The sky was lighter in the east, and the horizon was a thin golden line. The clouds changed from gray to pink, and the mist was touched with gold.”
This is an example of what literary device...
Imagery
What does Cherry mean when she says...
“Ponyboy, I mean, if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don’t say hi, well, it’s not personal or anything.”
That she cares about her reputation as a soc and cannot be seen with a greaser
Was jumped by the socs
What are Johnny last words to Ponyboy?
Stay gold, Ponyboy, Stay Gold.
Bob desperately wanted his parents to...
Say no to him
"We were careful with our cigarettes... if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it." Is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing
“Cherry sounded annoyed. ‘It’s not my idea of a good time to sit in a drive in and watch people get drunk.’”
Paraphrase this quote
That her and Marcia are alone at the drive in because their boyfriends are drunk
This character harasses Cherry and Marcia at the drive in
Dally
What does Johnny's last words to Ponyboy mean?
Keep seeing the beauty and good in the world like a child.
This character is a wise cracker and an expert shoplifter...
Two-bit
A major theme of The Outsiders is...
A person should get to know someone before judging them.
When Johnny asks Dally, “I don’t guess my parents are too worried about me?”
What does Johnny want from his parents?
For them to care about him.
Darry must start the rumble by facing this character from the socs
Paul
What is the theme of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"
Nothing pure and innocent and beautiful can last forever.
These life events shaped Johnny into being a shy and nervous 16 year old... (Need 2 events)
Being abused and Being jumped by the socs
The conflict between the greasers vs. socs is supposed to be resolved when this event happens
The rumble
What does Cherry mean when she says "things are rough all over?"
Everyone has struggles and obstacles they have to go through in life
This is the grade Ponyboys teacher will give him if he writes a good theme paper
"C"
The authors name of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is...
Robert Frost
Darry is always characterized as having icy blue eyes. The icy blue eyes suggest his personality is...
Ponyboy's internal conflict is resolved during this moment in the novel...
When he decides to tell his English teacher his story
“I had seen a social club rumble once. The Socs even fought coldly and practically and impersonally.”
Ponyboy is trying to explain what with this quote?
The difference between a greaser and a soc
The town that Johnny and Ponyboy hid out in while they were wanted for murder was called...
Windrixville
What other poem have we studied this year from the same author?
The Road Not Taken