Vocab 1
This word means obeying.
What is abiding?
This word means anxious about something that is going to happen.
What is apprehensive?
The literary device used when Ponyboy tells Cherry the story of Johnny being beaten by the Socs.
What is a flashback?
This character is timid and quiet because he's had a really rough childhood.
Who is Johnny?
This is ironic about the identity of the Soc Johnny kills to save Ponyboy.
What is Bob is the person who beat up Johnny a few months back?
This word means longingly and regretfully.
What is wistfully?
This word means sulky, moody, or gloomy.
What is sullen?
The literary device used when Ponyboy says, "[Things] couldn't get worse. I was wrong."
What is foreshadowing?
This character is funny and friendly. He's known for stealing.
Who is Two-Bit?
Two examples of Ponyboy not using his head in Chapter 1.
What are: he walks home alone without a weapon and he takes out his switchblade in class?
This word means cold and distant.
What is aloof?
This word means begging.
What is imploring?
The type of conflict Ponyboy grapples with his role as a Greaser, the tough breaks he gets because of that, and how society perceives him.
What is a person vs. society conflict?
This character is handsome and charming but dropped out of school.
Who is Sodapop?
This is an example of Dally being gallant.
What is Dally's loyalty - he took the blame for a crime even though Two-Bit did it?
This word means mischievously or playfully.
What is roguishly?
This word means a forewarning, or a strong feeling something is about to happen.
What is a premonition?
This literary device: "Johnny's eyes were shut and he was white as a ghost."
What is a simile?
This character is defiant and tough. He doesn't want to listen to anyone or follow rules or laws.
Who is Dally?
The injuries that Johnny has after the fire.
What are a broken back and severe burns?
This word means disdain, scorn, or disregard.
What is contemptuous?
This word means disbelieving or doubting.
What is incredulous?
This literary device: "Dad told Darry he was a chip off the block."
What is an idiom?
This character is protective of his family and the leader of the group.
Who is Darry?
What is that Darry is overprotective because he loves Ponyboy so much?