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The Outsiders Chapters 1-5

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  • When Pony tells Cherry about Mikey Mouse, the horse that Soda owned, this is called a what? Hint: the poem in chapter 5 is one of these as well as the mention of "Gone with the Wind"
    Drop in moment
  • Which greaser gets a coke thrown in his face?
    Dally
  • Which character is the protagonist of the story?
    Pony
  • The Outsiders is written in what point of view?
    First person
  • Which greaser got along well with Marcia and shared many jokes with her?
    Two-bit
  • Which greaser offers to drive Marcia and Cherry home from the movies?
    Two-Bit
  • Which of the greasers never uses his head?
    Pony
  • Which of the greasers explains to Cherry and Marcia what a fair fight is?
    Two-bit
  • Which greaser wrote Pony a letter?
    Soda
  • Pony describes which of the gang as a lost puppy who's been kicked too many times?
    Johnny
  • When Pony is jumped when he is walking home from the movies alone, which greaser says this and causes a problem: "what were you doin' walkin' by your lonesome?"
    Steve
  • Which of the gang earned an athletic scholarship?
    Darry
  • Which of the greasers hit his brother?
    Darry
  • This greaser is often ignored by his mother and beaten by his father.
    Johnny
  • This greaser is Soda's best friend.
    Steve
  • Which greaser jokes with anyone who will listen including teachers, police officers, and friends?
    Two-bit
  • Why does the writer choose to have the all of the characters come to Pony's rescue in chapter one? What was the purpose of the writer's decision?
    Developing the characters
  • Which greasers had parents who died in an auto wreck?
    Darry, Soda, and Pony
  • Who tells Pony not to take it personally but they can't talk at school?
    Cherry Vallance
  • Which of the greasers are brothers?
    Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry
  • Which of the greasers is known for shoplifting and his switchblade?
    Two-bit
  • Who do Johnny and Pony turn to for the gun, money, and plan?
    Dally
  • Which greaser once held off four guys with a busted pop bottle?
    Steve
  • Which greaser does Johnny consider gallant?
    Dally
  • Which of the greasers is planning on asking Sandy, his girlfriend, to marry him?
    Soda
  • Who slashed Tim Shepard's tires?
    Dally
  • Which greaser once pulled a switchblade in school while dissecting a worm?
    Pony
  • Which two greasers work at a DX gas station?
    Soda and Steve
  • Which of the gang can steal a hubcap quicker than anyone and is great at fixing cars?
    Steve
  • Who thinks Ponyboy is a tagalong?
    Steve
  • Which of the greasers is jumpy and carries a knife because he was beaten so badly by the socs?
    Johnny
  • After Darry hits Pony, he and Johnny walk to the park and back. When Pony says, "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong." What writing strategy or technique is this?
    Foreshadowing
  • Which greaser is the youngest?
    Ponyboy
  • Which of the greasers likes to go to the movies by himself?
    Pony
  • Which of the greasers is an honest jockey?
    Dally
  • What is a literary allusion? Hint: In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", the reference to the Garden of Eden is a literary allusion
    A reference to another piece of literature that some readers will understand.
  • Which of the greasers keeps his cool and calms Pony down after Bob is killed?
    Johnny
  • Which of the greasers had a horse named Micky Mouse that only liked him?
    Soda