Slang
Who is the fuzz?
police
What does it mean to be “in a jam”?
in some kind of trouble
Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?
Ponyboy Curtis
Why is Johnny so jumpy?
He was jumped by the Socs
The word that means:
“the tendency to try to fit in”
conformity
What does it mean to be jumped?
To be attacked, usually by a group of people
Who would someone be similar to if they were referred to as a “chip off the block”?
Father/Dad
Who are the three Curtis brothers?
Darry, Sodapop, Ponyboy
Why does Darry feel like he has to be a father figure to his two younger brothers?
Because their actual parents died in a car crash
The word that means:
“The ability to understand and share feelings of another person”
empathy
What is the nickname for a cigarette in the book?
Cancer stick
If someone was
“put through the mill,”
how were they treated?
badly
Who is described as the toughest, coldest, meanest greaser who spent time in New York?
Dally
Why does Pony not like when people refer to Soda as a dropout?
Because it does not fit his happy, go-lucky personality
According to our definition in this unit, list important parts of someone’s identity
Values, beliefs, personality, looks
What is one of the cars mentioned in the book?
Mustang, Corvair, Corvette
List the idiom that means: “fighting”
Havin' it out
Who is known as the
“gang’s pet”?
Johnny Cade (Johnnycakes)
What do Cherry and Marcia each do with the Coke?
Cherry throws it in Dally’s face
Marcia drinks it
Expecting an elderly person not to be able to keep up on a hike while traveling is an example of…
Prejudice
(an opinion formed without knowledge or experience)
What is the 1960s slang word for “plaid shirt”?
madras
List the idiom that means:
“to accept the situation the way it is”
Like it or lump it!
Who are the two Soc girls at the drive-in movies?
Sherri (Cherry) Valance
and Marcia
What are the two rules greasers believe in?
Stick together
Don’t get caught
Provide an example of a “stereotype” from The Outsiders.
Answers vary