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Anything goes
Things are tough all over
Let's Rumble
Who Am I?
What's that mean?
100
She witnessed the beating of one of her greaser friends and decided to write about what was really going on with teenagers in her high school.
Who is S.E. Hinton?
100
Ponyboy was beaten by the Socs. You could say he was shrinking under pain.
What is flinching?
100
to feel extreme anger
What is indignant?
100
He is the main character of The Outsiders and also the narrator.
Who is Ponyboy?
100
best of group; select group; highest group
What is elite?
200
Realistic fiction
What kind of genre is The Outsiders
200
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, esp. one in multicolored plaid or stripes.
What is madras?
200
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen; afraid; suspicious
What is apprehensive?
200
He had movie star good looks, a sensitive face, dark-gold hair, dark brown eyes, and was free spirited.
Who is Sodapop?
200
a tuft of hair that grows in a direction different from that of the rest of the hair
What is a cowlick?
300
A red Corvair
What kind of car were the Socs driving in the beginning of the novel when Pony got jumped?
300
morose; somber
What is sullenly?
300
knowing, alert, suspicious, wary
What is leery?
300
He is the oldest of the gang and the wisecracker of the bunch. He was about six feet tall, stocky in build, and very proud of his long rusty-colored sideburns. He had gray eyes and a wide grin, and he couldn't stop making funny remarks to save his life. You couldn't shut up that guy.
Who is Two-Bit Matthews?
300
a light cotton fabric of various weaves, esp. one in multicolored plaid or stripes.
What is madras?
400
to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc.
What is mimicking?
400
showing or expressing contempt; scornful
What is contemptuously?
400
confusion, wild with excitement
What is delirious?
400
He is six-feet-two, and broad-shouldered and muscular. He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in front and a slight cowlick in the back---just like Dad's. He's got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice. They've got a determined set to them, like the rest of him.
Who is Darry?
400
feeling or anticipation of the future
What is a premonition?
500
With what does Ponyboy threaten the Socs who approach him outside of the convenience store?
What is a broken bottle?
500
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously
What is quivering?
500
showing sorrow or expressing sorrow or pity; sorrowfully
What is ruefully?
500
Ponyboy describes him as..."he was a lean, catlike eighteen year old who looked like the JD model you see in movies and magazines. He had the right curly black hair, smoldering dark eyes, and a long scar from temple to chin...
Who is Tim Shepherd?
500
filled with sudden fright or horror, amazed, stupefied
What is aghast?