Outsiders Trivia
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Outsiders Vocabulary
Academic Vocab #1
Academic Vocab #2
Greasers
100

This is the protagonist of the novel

Ponyboy

100

Who are Ponyboy's brothers?

Darry, Soda

100

unable to comprehend or understand (un): 

unfathomable

100

A comparison WITHOUT using like or as

metaphor

100

The main point of an essay

Thesis

100

The protagonist and narrator of
"The Outsiders"

Ponyboy

200

The rich kids call Ponyboy and his friends this __________.

What is "Greasers"?

200

A comparison using like or as; "fly like a bird"

simile

200

shaking; trembling (q):

quivering

200

the way the story is told, usually from the 1st or 3rd 

Point of View 

200

The events that take place in a story

Plot

200

Ponyboy describes him as "if you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times..."

Johnny

300

In Chapter Two, Ponyboy, Johnny and Dally sneak into _____________ because Dally does not like to follow the rules.

What is the Drive-In Movie Theater

300

Which character used to live in New York City?

Dally

300

acting bravely or nobly.

gallantly

300

the person who gets in the way of the protagonist (The Bad Guy)

antagonist

300

the main character in a story (the good guy)

protagonist

300

This person is in charge of raising Ponyboy

Darry
400

Cherry's friend that she went to the movies with

Marcia

400

Examine something closely

Analyze

400

Mean or stubborn.  "I've got me a _______ pony" Soda said about Mickey Mouse

ornery

400

An exaggeration, "it's a million degrees in here"

hyperbole

400

"butterflies in the stomach" "cold shoulder" and "bite my tongue" are all examples of 

idioms

400

Ponyboy describes him as "handsomer than anyone else I know."

Soda

500

Who is the author of "The Outsiders"

Who is S.E. Hinton

500

How old was S.E. Hinton when she wrote "The Outsiders)

15 (will accept 17).

500

In the book, what is another name for a gun?

Heater

500

an idea we see over and over 

theme

500

giving something that is not human, human qualities

personification

500

He slashes Tim Shephard's tires.

Dally