The Author
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Describe 1 thing about S.E. Hinton's personality

-Her hobby is horseback riding

-She loves to read

-She's a writer

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What does tuff mean?

Cool

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Hood means

A criminal

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What does slugged mean?

To get punched

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Who is the main character? (His parents died in a car accident and he has two older brothers)

Ponyboy Curtis

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Why did S.E. Hinton write The Outsiders?

She didn't like the literature being written for the youth

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What is a rumble?

A fight between groups/multiple people

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I'm going to lift a bag of chips from the store. What does lift mean?

to steal

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Does the word "broad" describe a boy or girl?

girl

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Was Bob Sheldon a Greaser or a Social?

A Social

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What is S.E. Hinton's full name?

Susan Eloise Hinton

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The rich kids from the west side are called

The Socials

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Jail can also be called

The cooler

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What are the poor kids from the east side called?

Greasers

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The middle Curtis brother. He dropped out of high school and is considered very handsome.

Sodapop Curtis

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Was S.E. Hinton young or old when she published The Outsiders?

She was 17!!!

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The fuzz is another word for

police

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A gun can also be called

A heater

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What is the difference between Greasers and Socials?

Greasers were often poor. They usually had long hair that they greased back. They also lived on the east side. Socials were often rich. They had tuff cars and lived on the west side.

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How did Ponyboy's parents die?

A car accident


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What was S.E. Hinton known as after writing The Outsiders?

The Voice of the Youth

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How do people use the word "dig" in The Outsiders?

to understand something

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What does it mean to be jumped?

To be attatcked by a group

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What is the difference between tuff and tough?

Tuff means cool, tough means rough

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The oldest Curtis brother.

Darry Curtis