Vocabulary I
(Chapters 5-6)
(Chapters 5-6)
Brave, heroic, polite, and attentive...
What is Gallant?
Color, especially a tint or shade.
What is a hue?
While Pony waits at the hospital, and Soda and Darry comes in, what does Pony realize?
Pony finally realizes that Darry does care about him.
What is the setting of The Outsiders?
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1960s
This character refuses to see his mother when he's in the hospital.
Who is Johnny Cade?
To beg with urgency...
What is to implore, or imploringly?
What troubling news does Pony find out from Two-Bit and Steve Randall?
What is that he might have to go to a boy's home or reformatory?
Johnny tells Dally that:
He's going to turn himself in.
Why did Dally tell Johnny not to turn himself in?
What is that Dally didn't want Johnny to end up hardened like him?
Trembling, shaking, or showing nervousness...
What is Quavering?
To change direction, re-direct, or distract...
What is Divert?
Pony discovers this about Randy after speaking to him.
What is that he begins to see Randy as a real person, not just as a Soc.
Pony and Johnny pass time at church by:
Reading Gone With the Wind.
This character acts as a spy for the Greasers...
Who is Cherry Valance?
Evil, wicked, or monstrous (like Dr. Frankenstein's monster)...
What is Fiendish?
In short supply, rare, or limited...
What is Scarce?
Darry was strict with Ponyboy because . . .
What is he feared losing Pony, like he lost his parents?
At the church, when Pony and Johnny talk about the night of the murder:
They cry until they get used to the situation.
This character strains his muscles while carrying roofing supplies.
Who is Darry Curtis?
To eat quickly or consume a lot of food...
What is Gorged?
What is Abruptly?
When Dally visited Ponyboy and Johnny, he brought a letter from . . .
Who is Sodapop?
Why doesn't the author mention all of the news events of the 1960s in her story?
What is that she is using escapism, i.e., avoiding the reality of the times in her story?
The theme of the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" is...
What is that youth is fleeting, so we should appreciate it when we have it?