SETTING
CHARACTERS
SYMBOLS AND OTHER THINGS
LITERARY ELEMENTS
IN OR OUT
100
What decade does The Outsiders take place?
The 1960s
100
Which character is tough, cold, wild; at first Pony doesn't like him? Ponyboy, Cherry, Johnny, Dallas, Sodapop
Dallas
100
What is the rhyme scheme of "Nothing Gold Can Stay" Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower: But only for an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.
AABBCCDD
100
What type of figurative language does Frost use in the first two lines of the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay?" Personification; Onomatopoeia; Simile; Hyperbole
personification
100
All of the following are symbols for the Greasers except: their hair; Madras shirts; blue jeans; leather jackets
Madras shirt
200
What is the setting of The Outsiders?
A suburban area with two sides of town
200
Who is cocky, smart, good with cars; Soda's BFF: Darry, Two-Bit, Steve, Bob, or Randy?
Darry
200
From what point of view is the story told?
1st Person
200
What the overall message or life lesson learned is?
Theme
200
All of the following are symbols for the Socs except: Madras shirts; Mustangs; long hair; money
long hair
300
In what tense is the story told?
The past
300
Who is good-looking, redhead, cheerleader, Soc girl
Cherry Valance
300
Who is the narrator of the story?
Ponyboy
300
What is the hint or clue about events that will happen later in the plot
Foreshadow
300
All of the following are examples of allusions made in The Outsiders except? Gone with the Wind; Great Expectations; The Revolutionary War; "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
The Revolutionary War
400
Where does Bob get killed?
By a water fountain
400
Who is handsome, understanding, happy-go-lucky, childlike?
Sodapop
400
A major theme in The Outsiders is?
Get to know someone before you judge them.
400
What is a person, place, thing or event that stands for something beyond itself called?
symbol
400
When Pony and Cherry go to get popcorn, Pony tells Cherry about what happened to Johnny. This is an example of: Theme; Foreshadowing; Flashback; Allusion
Flashback
500
In what kind of building was the fire where Ponyboy and Johnny saved the children?
A Church
500
Who is nervous, abused; the "gang's" pet or kid brother?
Johnny
500
Which is the best theme for the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay?" Nature is beautiful Mother Nature is cruel Nothing lasts forever A golden sunset
Nothing lasts for ever
500
What is a reference to a famous person, place or event?
Allusion
500
The title of the book is The Outsiders. All of the following characters are seen as an outsider at some point in the book except: Ponyboy; Cherry; Steve; Randy
Cherry