The Outsiders
Reading Comprehension
Literary Devices
Mrs. Lee/Mr. McGarry
Mango Street
100

He is the Narrator of the story

Who is Ponyboy?

100

These are the thinking jobs for Fiction

Character, Problem, Solution/Resolution and Lesson Learned.

100

As hungry as a horse. Name the literary device

what is a simile?

100

Mrs. Lee is from this part of New York

What is Brooklyn

100

This adjective describes the protagonist's neighborhood

What is poor?

200

The Socs have this but the Greasers don’t

What is money?

200

The point of view can be found in these places of the text

What is the beginning or the end of a text

200

Aubrey was a lion, creeping on all fours through the bank so as not to be seen by security. Name the literary device.

What is a metaphor?

200

Mr. McGarry is also known as this name, (or so he thinks)

Who is Mr. Cool

200

Sally married a man with this job

what is a cotton candy seller?

300

This person was jumped while looking for a football in the abandoned lot

Who is Johnny Cade?

300

This is the way we determine theme

What is tracking repeated ideas

300

He wore a jungle green sweater and charcoal colored pants. His tall hair brushed the top of the doorway as he strolled into the classroom. Name the literary device.

What is imagery?

300

Mrs. Lee has been teaching for this amount of years

what is 8

300

This man drove a stolen car of a particular color. Name the man and the color of the car

who is Louie’s other cousin, and what is yellow?

400

Johnny bought this book

What is gone with the wind?

400

During Multiple Choice, this strategy helps us to know the answer before looking at the answer choices

What is predicting our answers

400

The green garden was vast, with colorful flowers that stretched for what seemed like miles.

what is imagery

400

Mr. McGarry is from this state

What is Connecticut 

400

This is the place where Sally was assaulted by a group of young men

What is The Monkey Garden?

500

The name of the poem that has special meaning to Johnny at his death

What is Nothing Gold Can Stay?

500

A scholar may use this portion of the text to gain knowledge of the topic before reading the text

What is the context

500

The building was old. She had many flaws in her foundation, and vines growing up her side.

what is personification

500

This is Mrs. Lee's favorite piece of advice.

What is "Don't be a bum" or "No bums allowed."

500

Esperanza wakes up and finds her father crying while sitting on her bed. Name the reason

What is her grandfather has died?