The Outsiders - Vocab
brave, heroic, noble
gallant
In this chapter, Ponyboy has been to the movies on his own and is on his way home when he gets jumped by the Socs.
What is chapter 1?
The Fuzz
police
"Oh, Pony, I thought we'd lost you...like we did Mom and Dad..."
Darry
What decade does this story take place
The name of the blue car (the brand) that the Socs drove.
What is Mustang?
a greaser
long hair, a hood, poor
"I could fall in love with Dallas Winston. I hope I never see him again."
Cherry
The two rival clubs/ gangs
Socs & Greasers
detached
What is Two-Bit's most prized possession?
His ten-inch switchblade
Tuff
Cool
"Sixteen years ain't long enough. I wouldn't mind it so much if there wasn't so much stuff I ain't done yet and so many things I ain't seen."
Johnny
The narrator
Ponyboy
nervous or anxious something bad will happen
apprehensive
What book do Johnny and Ponyboy read at the church?
Gone with the Wind
a heater
gun
"You know what a Greaser is? White trash with long hair."
Bob
The name of the author
S.E Hinton
incapable of being understood
unfathomable
The name of Sodapop's horse
Mickey Mouse
Dig
To like or understand
"Why, uh, not less than five pages."
Mr. Syme (the English teacher)
The Curtis brothers
Darry, Ponyboy & Sodapop