Vocabulary
Literary Devices
Outsiders 1
Outsiders 2
*Bonus*
Random Questions About You
100

What word means...

Wanting something very much; when a person is expectant or interested in something.

Eager

100

What type of literary device is being used in the following quote from The Outsiders:

"Soda had broken down and bawled like a baby."

Simile 

100

What happened to the Curtis boy's parents?

They were killed in a car accident

100

Who do Ponyboy and Johnny go to for advice after they try and escape town?

Dally

100

What is Lydia's favorite video game?

Minecraft

200

What word means...

A small shaking movement or sound, usually caused by a strong emotion.

Quiver

200

What type of literary device is being used in the following quote from The Outsiders:

"I couldn't have gotten much cooler without turning into a popsicle."

Metaphor 

200

Who are the two Socs that Ponyboy, Johnny, and Two-Bit get along with at the drive-in movie theater?

Cherry and Marcia

200

Johnny says he wants to turn himself in. Why does Dally not want him to go to the police?

Dally doesn't want Johnny to become emotionally hardened like he did in jail.

200

One of Mikaila's hidden talents is...

Finishing an entire show in a day

300

Define Gallant.

Acting in a brave or heroic manner.

300

What type of literary device is being used in the following quote from The Outsiders:

"Dally handed me a shirt about sixty-million sizes too big."

Hyperbole

300

What does Cherry believe the main difference between the Socs and the Greasers is?

She believes the Greasers are more emotional than the Socs

300

What novel do Johnny and Ponyboy read together while they hide out in the abandoned church?

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

300

What grade did Mr. Gonzalez teach for 5 years before coming to Excelsior?

Second grade! Poor little kids!!

400

Define Incredulous. 

Unable (or unwilling) to believe something.

400

What type of literary device is being used in the following quote from The Outsiders:

"I've been watching too many Perry Mason shows."

Allusion

400

What does Johnny do when the Socs attack him and Ponyboy?

Johnny accidentally kills one of the Socs

400

What were Johnny's final words to Ponyboy?

"Stay gold, Ponyboy...Stay gold."

400

Who stole 200 Five Star points from Noah?

It's an unsolved mystery

500

Define Aghast.

Being filled with shock or horror.

500

What type of literary device is being used in the following quote from The Outsiders:

"I don't use my head. They walked around slowly, silently, smiling."

Alliteration 

500

What character traits can you infer Ponyboy has after reading the following excerpt from The Outsiders? Mark all that apply.

"It ain't fair!" I cried passionately. "It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks!" I didn't know exactly what I meant, but I was thinking about Johnny's father being a drunk and his mother a selfish slob, and Two-Bit's mother being a barmaid to support him and his kid sister after their father ran out on them, and Dally- wild, cunning Dally- turning into a hoodlum because he'd die if he didn't, and Steve- his hatred for his father coming out in his soft, bitter voice and the violence of his temper. Sodapop... a dropout so he could get a job and keep me in school, and Darry, getting old before his time trying to run a family and hold on to two jobs and never having any fun- while the Socs had so much spare time and money that they jumped us and each other for kicks, had beer blasts and river-bottom parties because they didn't know what else to do. Things were rough all over, all right. All over the East Side. It just didn't seem right to me.

Anger

Hateful towards Socs

Desires better life for his friends

500

If Johnny did not die in the hospital and both he and Ponnyboy were arrested and charged with the murder of Bob, the Soc how would you defend them in court? 

Pretend you are the only defense lawyer they could afford. They trust you with their lives. Now help them to either get the charges completely dismissed or at least lessened so that the punishment is less severe. 

Give a defense argument with at least 3 supporting reasons. 

They're going to fry- 0 points

Meh- 100 points

So, so- 200 points

Good, not great- 300 points

Less jail time- 400 points

Innocent on all charges- 500 points

500

Can you do the Griddy dance? Show us!

Bussin!

No Cap!

Tuff!

Cowabunga!