The Outsiders #1
This vocabulary word means "to beg or plead"
What is implore?
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Many people were __________ that such a small fire could have caused so much damage.
What is incredulous?
How do Ponyboy and Johnny pass the time in the abandoned church?
Playing cards
Reading Gone with the Wind
Smoking cigarettes
Use 3 of the 5 methods of characterization to describe Cherry Vallance.
Smart, pretty, outgoing, thoughtful, loyal, tough, red-headed, cheerleader, Soc.
throws a coke in Dally's face
a spy for the Greasers
says, "Things are rough all over"
Doesn't like drinking alcohol
Cherry uses this vocabulary word to describe the Socs.
What is aloof?
The Greasers identity is very important to them. This is considered a big part of their identity.
What is their long greasy hair?
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We need to show a bit of ________________ if we want to trick the enemy.
What is cunning?
What is interesting about SE Hinton, author?
She wrote the novel when she was in high school, she also used the pen name "SE Hinton" because she thought people might not take her book seriously if they knew she was a woman.
This word means brave, especially in battle
What is gallant?
Which brother in the Greasers tries to help keep the peace and help everyone get along?
Who is Sodapop?
Ponyboy uses this vocabulary word to describe Soda's old horse, Mickey Mouse.
What is ornery?
This is the reason Ponyboy does not like Dallas Winston.
Dallas is too real, unlike the characters in the books Ponyboy reads
Who is Sodapop's best friend? How does he treat Ponyboy?
Who is Steve Randall? He treats Pony like an annoying little kid.
This character stands up for Cherry at the drive-in movies
Who is Johnny
A reference to a famous person, place, thing, or event like "Gone with the Wind" is called ......
What is an allusion?
This is a symbol of danger in the novel.
What is the blue mustang.
Why does Johnny think Dallas is like the Southern boys in "Gone with the Wind"?
He takes the blame for Two-Bit when the cops believe it was him who smashed the school windows.
What is the meaning of the term stereotype?
Judging someone by their outward appearance
Describe some thoughts that Ponyboy has about Darry.
doesn't love him, is hard on him, he is only a problem for Darry
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word:
Jenny was _______________________ about the biased, unfair accusations made by her coworker.
What is indignant?
Soon, the Greasers and Socs will have an important rumble in the vacant lot. Why is it important?
If the Greasers win, then the Socs have to leave them alone for good!
Describe the symbolism shown with the sunset in the first few chapters of The Outsiders.
The connection between Cherry and Ponyboy. The basic sameness/humanity in all groups of people.
How does Cherry help change Pony's outlook?
She helps Ponyboy realize that the Socs are not perfect, they have their own problems just like everyone else.
These are the four things that Dally offers Ponyboy and Johnny after the murder
What are a gun, money, a plan, and dry clothes
Explain how "Nothing Gold Can Stay" related to The Outsiders.
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This is the point-of-view The Outsiders is written in
What is first-person point of view
Explain the meaning of these lines:
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
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This is what Cherry tells Ponyboy after hearing about Johnny's beating by the Socs
"Things are tough all over" or in other words, both Socs and Greasers have their own problems.
This is a possible theme of the story?
Friendship
Importance of Family
Don't judge a book by it's cover
This is the literary device being used in this quote: "He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again."
What is foreshadowing?