COMPREHENSION
Which character is Johnny's hero?
Dally
What is the POV of the story?
First-person
Name the signpost:
It was almost four months ago. I had walked down to the DX station to get a bottle of pop and to see Steve and Soda ...
Memory Moment
This character comes from an abusive, neglectful home.
Johnny Cade
Who is the author of The Outsiders?
S.E. Hinton
What one thing do both Ponyboy and Cherry enjoy, even if they are on opposite sides of town?
Watch the sun set.
Name a CHARACTER vs. CHARACTER conflict in the story.
-Socs vs. Greasers
-Johnny vs. Bob
Then for the first time, really, I realized what we were in for. Johnny had killed someone.
Aha Moment
What animal does Sodapop have a great relationship with, and what is its name?
A horse named Mickey Mouse
What book does Johnny buy for Ponyboy to keep busy while on the run?
Gone with the Wind
These are the three things that Dally offers Ponyboy and Johnny after the murder.
A gun, money, and a leather jacket.
Name the literary element:
"He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again."
Foreshadowing
Name the device:
His big black eyes grew bigger than ever at the thought of going to the police station ...
Personification
Who is the leader of the gang that helps the Greasers during conflicts with the Soc's?
Tim Shepherd
His eyes were shut and he was as white as a ghost.
Simile
What is the inference?
Johnny made a small noise in his throat and when I looked at him he was white.
He's scared.
Name the element:
"Oh, glory," I said with a groan, "this is all I need to top off a perfect night." I took one last drag on my weed and ground the stub under my heel.
Verbal Irony
Name the signpost:
One was screaming his head off, and Johnny yelled, "Shut up! We're goin' to get you out!" The kid looked surprised and quit hollering. I blinked myself--- Johnny wasn't behaving at all like his old self. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the door was blocked by flames, then pushed open the window and tossed out the nearest kid. I caught one quick look at his face; it was red marked from falling embers and sweat streaked, but he grinned at me. He wasn't scared either. That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes. He looked like he was having the time of his life.
Contrast & Contradiction
Which word best describes Dallas Winston (Dally)?
What is the name of the poem that Johnny and Ponyboy read in the church?
"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Name a major difference between the GREASERS and the SOCS.
GREASERS are emotional, and the SOCS are aloof.
Name the element:
I was smoking a lot more there than I usually did--- I guess because it was something to do--- although Johnny warned me that I would get sick smoking so much. We were careful with our cigarettes--- if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it.
Foreshadowing
Name the two signposts:
"In the back, I guess," I hollered, and we started stumbling through the church. I should be scared, I thought with an odd detached feeling, but I'm not. The cinders and embers began falling on us, stinging and smarting like ants. Suddenly, in the red glow and the haze, I remembered wondering what it was like in a burning ember, and I thought: Now I know, it's a red hell. Why aren't I scared?
Aha Moment & Tough Question
This is what the name Socs is short for.
Socials
Name the element:
WHEN I STEPPED OUT into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
Allusion