Outsiders fig. lang.
"I looked fearfully over my shoulder and there was Two-Bit, grinning like a cheshire cat."
simile
What started the fire at the church?
a cigarette
a. indignently
b. indignantly
c. indigantly
d. indignentley
b. indignantly
I can't wait to ____________ on Thanksgiving dinner!
gorge
change affectionately to an adjective
affectionate
"I listened to his heart pounding through his t shirt and knew everything was going to be okay now."
hyperbole
Who do the boys go to for help after Bob's murder?
Dally
a. dilirious
b. dilireous
c. delirious
d. delerious
c. delirious
It is unhealthy to ___________ a celebrity or think they're perfect; they are still just human.
idolize
change rueful to an adverb
ruefully
"The clouds were pink and meadow larks (bird) were singing."
personification
What does Pony realize about Darry at the hospital when he sees him crying?
Darry always loved Pony
a. preminition
b. premanition
c. permonition
d. premonition
d. premonition
I was feeling quite ____________ when I heard that my favorite character died in the series....
sullen
change idolize into a noun
idolization
"Too bad it couldn't stay like that all the time." -Johnny
"Nothing gold can stay." -Pony
allusion
What did Cherry tell the Greasers she'd say to cops about the murder?
she will protect Johnny and tell the truth: it was Bob's fault
a. afectionately
b. affectionatly
c. affectionately
d. affectionitely
c. affectionately
My _______________ of Mr. Jenkins being a tough teacher didn't seem to bother my parents.
conviction
change sullen into an adverb
sullenly
metaphor
What's the example Johnny gives as to why he believes Dally is "gallant"?
Dally took the heat for a broken window that Two-Bit was actually responsible for
a. perspiration
b. persperation
c. prespiration
d. presperation
a. perspiration
The mother _____________ fixed her child's hair, and then she gave him a big hug.
affectionately
change perspiration into a verb
perspire