Show:
The Greasers
Socs
Ch. 1-2 Vocab.
Ch. 3-4 Vocab.
Ch. 5-6 Vocab.
100
Name the three Curtis brothers.
Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry
100
Name two Socs.
Cherry, Bob, Randy, Marcia
100
Which word means: by oneself; alone?
Lone
100
Which word means: bad-tempered or stubborn?
Ornery
100
Which word means: a wildly emotional and exaggerated reaction?
Hysterics
200
Name the Greasers who are friends with the Curtis brothers (there are 4 of them).
Dally, Steve, Two-Bit, Johnny
200
Who offers to be a "spy" for the Greasers?
Cherry
200
Which word means: cautiously?
Gingerly
200
Which word means: bravely; heroically?
Gallantly
200
Which word means: persistently?
Doggedly
300
Why is Darry responsible for taking care of his brothers?
Because their parents died, and he is the oldest.
300
What did Cherry and Ponyboy have in common (what was the one thing that made them alike)?
They both liked to watch the sunset.
300
Which word means: not understood; mysterious?
Unfathomable
300
Which word means: not coming to an end?
Unceasingly
300
Which word means: confusion?
Bewilderment
400
What does Ponyboy mean when he tells Johnny that maybe they're not different, but everyone else is?
Rather than Ponyboy and Johnny not fitting in with the rest of the Greasers, maybe the rest of the Greasers don't fit in with Ponyboy and Johnny. He said it to make them feel more confident.
400
What did Ponyboy say separated the Socs and the Greasers?
Money
400
Which word means: playfully mischievous?
roguishly
400
Which word means: the quality of being cool, distant, or uninvolved?
Aloofness
400
Which word means: desperately; begging?
Imploringly
500
Why does Dally not want to see Johnny go to jail?
Because he knows, firsthand, how jail can change a person in negative ways. He doesn't want to see Johnny turn into someone like him.
500
What did Cherry say separated the Socs and the Greasers, and how did she explain it?
Feelings/emotions. The Greasers aren't afraid to express their emotions, but the Socs keep everything inside to protect their image.
500
Which word means: unwilling or unable to believe something?
Incredulous
500
Which word means: scornfully or disobediently?
Contemptuously
500
Which word means: showing anger or annoyance at what is thought to be unfair treatment?
Indignant