Characters
Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?
Ponyboy Curtis.
What is the point of view used in the novel?
First-person, told by Ponyboy.
“You don’t stop living because you lose someone. You keep living for the ones who can’t.”
Darry
Identify the sentence type:
Ponyboy lives with his two brothers.
Simple sentence
What type of figurative language? He was as brave as a lion.
Simile
Which two characters are Ponyboy’s brothers?
Sodapop and Darry.
Identify the main conflict in The Outsiders.
The conflict between the Greasers and the Socs (Character vs. Society / Character vs. Character).
“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold.”
Johnny Cade
Identify the sentence type:
Ponyboy loves movies, and he often goes to the theater alone.
Compound sentence
What type of figurative language? The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
Who does Ponyboy feel closest to?
Johnny
What is the climax of the novel?
The rumble between the Greasers and the Socs.
“Things are rough all over.”
Cherry Valance
Identify the sentence type:
Because Darry works long hours, Ponyboy sometimes feels like Darry is too strict.
Complex sentence
What type of figurative language? I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
How are the Greasers and the Socs different?
The Greasers are poorer and live on the East Side, while the Socs are wealthy and live on the West Side.
How does the setting affect the story’s conflicts? (east side vs west side)
The division between the East Side (poor) and West Side (wealthy) fuels tension and prejudice.
“You get tough like me and you don’t get hurt.”
Dallas
Identify the sentence type:
Johnny was nervous around the Socs because they had attacked him once, and Ponyboy tried to calm him down.
Compound-complex sentence
What type of figurative language? Her smile was sunshine.
Who truly cares about Ponyboy, even though they argue?
Darry
Who is the antagonist of the story? (clue: not actually just one person)
Society’s class system and prejudice—represented by the Socs.
“It’s okay… We aren’t in the same class, but we see the same sunset.”
Ponyboy
Identify the sentence type:
Johnny admired Ponyboy's imagination, and they understood each other better than anyone else.
Compound sentence
What type of figurative language? “Oh great,” he said, as his ice cream fell on the floor.
Verbal irony