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Outsiders Characters
Outsiders Random 1
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Good-looking, red-headed cheerleader
Cherry
100
What can you infer about Cherry’s statement, “things are rough all over”?
Everyone has difficulties. It doesn't matter what your background is.
100
What is the significance of the following quotation from Chapter 8? “’Hey,’ I said suddenly, ‘can you see the sunset real good from the West Side?’ She blinked, startled, then smiled. ‘Real good.’ ‘You can see it good from the East Side, too,’ I said quietly.”
People can find something in common even if they come from different backgrounds.
100
original, clever, inventive
ingenious
100
harmful, poisonous, toxic
noxious
200
Narrator
Ponyboy
200
What does Pony think about Darry at the beginning of the book?
He is too strict.
200
Which of the following describes Ponyboy’s mood at the very end of the novel? angry, hopeful, anxious
hopeful
200
extremely careful
meticulous
200
bitter; sharp in taste or temper
acerbic
300
Soc who was killed
Bob
300
What tone does the author create before the rumble at the end of the novel?
lighthearted
300
Why did the author flash back in the novel to Johnny’s beating from the Socs?
to inform the reader about Johnny’s personal characteristics
300
done in a routine way; indifferent
perfunctory
300
difficult situation; swamp
quagmire
400
Gives up college to support family
Darry
400
Why does Cherry choose to ride home with Bob even though he's drunk?
She doesn't want them to fight and wants the Greasers and Socs to get along.
400
Who is the wisecracker of the greasers?
Two-Bit
400
to soothe or pacify
placate
400
to cut off; to shorten
truncate
500
Happy-go-lucky, works at a gas station
Sodapop
500
Why does Johnny kill Bob?
To protect Pony.
500
Who is the dark-eyed, abused mascot of greasers?
Johnny
500
cure-all; miracle drug
panacea
500
sleepy or tending to cause sleep
soporific