Slang Vocab
Characters
Characters pt 2
Random
Conflict/Context Clues
100

"blade" means ______

a knife

100

14 year old greaser, narrator of the story

Ponyboy

100

Soc who wears heavy rings, killed by Johnny

Bob

100

Why did Johnny carry a switchblade?

for protection against the Socs

100

What type of conflict is this?

Darry and Ponyboy are always arguing

Man vs. Man

200

"rumble" means _____

a big fight with a lot of people

200

A soc who turned into a spy for the greasers

Cherry

200

Quiet greaser, died as a result of the fire

Johnny

200

What did Ponyboy say was the only good reason to fight?

Self-defense

200

What type of conflict is this?

Ponyboy struggles to cope after the death of Johnny and Dally

Man vs. Self

300

"weed" means ______

a cigarette

300

silly, goofy greaser, who gives Dally the pocketknife

Two-Bit

300

Sodapop's bestfriend

Steve

300

Before court, Ponyboy worries that...

he and Sodapop might get sent to a boys home

300

What type of conflict is this?

A fire destroys the church

Man vs. Nature

400

"fuzz" means ______

police

400

Greaser who couldn't live without Johnny

Dally


400

The toughest greaser, who is violent and reckless

Darry

400

What type of sentence is this? (simple, compound, or complex)

"Greasers are poorer than Socs."

Simple

400

CONTEXT CLUES:

"I was trying to find the meaning the poet had in mind, but it eluded me"

Eluded means....

escaped

500

"tuff" means _______

cool

500
Happy-go-lucky greaser brother, Sandy's boyfriend

Sodapop

500

A soc, who chooses not to fight in the rumble. Him and Ponyboy get along.

Randy

500

What type of sentence is this? (simple, compound, or complex)

"Although I was cold, I was sweating something fierce."

Complex

500

CONTEXT CLUES:

"Dally came back with an armful of Cokes...This might cool you off." Cherry gave him an incredulous look; then she threw her Coke in his face.


Incredulous means...

unbelievable