Chapter 1 & 2 Vocab
Chapter 1 & 2 ?'s
Chapter 3 & 4 Vocab
Chapter 3 & 4 ?'s
Characters
100
What is a car, house, family, or anything that has value?
asset
100
What is the difference between Greasers and Socs?
Greasers are from the East side and poor. Socs are from the West side and rich.
100
What is "to shrink back as from pain"?
winced
100
Who are Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends?
Randy and Bob
100
What is Dally?
Ponyboy's older brother who is tough on him and very mean.
200
What is a bitter, cutting way of joking?
sarcasm
200
Who did Dally, Johnny and Ponyboy meet at the Nightly Double?
Marcia and Cherry
200
What is "nervous, afraid"?
apprehensive
200
What caused Ponyboy to run away?
Darry slapped him.
200
Who is "attractive, like a Greek god"?
Soda-pop
300
"I drew a ___________ breath and quit crying" (trembling, shaking)
quivering
300
What happened to Johnny prior to the time of this story?
He got beat up very badly by some Socs.
300
What is "higher-class, cultured"?
elite
300
What happened to Johnny and Ponyboy at the park?
The Socs tried to jump Johnny and Ponyboy and Johnny stabbed Bob and killed him.
300
Who is Johnny?
He is frightened and abused. He carries a knife with him at all times.
400
What is a character that doesn't change?
static character
400
Why is Ponyboy surprised that he gets along so well with Cherry?
Because they come from two different worlds and he doesn't usually talk to girls that much.
400
"But this church gave me a kind of creepy feeling. What do you call it? ____________?"
premonition
400
Who did Johnny and Pony turn to for help after the incident? Why?
Dally because they knew he could help get them out of sticky situations that he's probably been in before.
400
Who is "funny, and a wise-cracker"?
Two-bit
500
What is a character that experiences changes?
dynamic character
500
What is the difference in the way Cherry treats Dally and the way she treats Pony?
Cherry is sarcastic to Dally, but she is kind to Pony.
500
What is "confused, perplexed"?
bewildering
500
Why didn't the Socs and Greasers fight during their first encounter after the movie?
Because Cherry and Marcia asked them to stop.
500
Who is young and gets caught in the wrong situation at the wrong time?
Ponyboy
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