Name: ______Outsiders Study Guide Chapters 1-2 1. What items of jewelry did the Soc leader like to wear and use as weapons?

2. Why did Ponyboy consider Soda his favorite older brother? 3. Why did the Curtis brothers live alone? 4. What kind of a student was Ponyboy? 5. Why did Ponyboy go to the movies alone?

Chapters 3-4 7. How did Soda react when Mickey Mouse was sold? 8. According to Bob, what was a "Greaser"? 9. How did Darry react to Ponyboy's getting home late? 10. After Ponyboy found Johnny, where did the two go? 11. Why did Cherry agree to go with Bob in his Mustang, even though she knew he'd been drinking?

Chapters 5-7 13. Which Soc followed them after the movies and why? 14. Why did Cherry volunteer for such a position? 15. Name the poet and the poem that Ponyboy recited to describe a Jay Mountain sunrise. 16. Why didn't Johnny bleach his hair too? 17. Who came to visit the boys on their fifth day of hiding?

Chapters 8-10 19. Why did Cherry refuse Ponyboy's plea that she visit Johnny? 20. Which two people stepped forward to begin the fight? 21. What were Johnny's last words for Ponyboy? 22. What happened to Ponyboy minutes after police arrived at the vacant lot? 23. What item did Johnny leave for Ponyboy? Chapters 11-12 25. What two incorrect facts did Ponyboy reveal to Randy when discussing Bob's death? 26. Why wasn't Johnny upset about dying? 27. What strange behaviors did Ponyboy start to display after returning to school?

28. What proposition did the English teacher offer to help Ponyboy earn a "C" for the semester? 29. What possible court decision worried all the Curtis brothers?

31. Which of the following was a conflict 32. Which two Greasers spent time in a faced by Ponyboy? reformatory? Getting along with his brother Dallas Winston and Curly Soda Shepard Having mean parents Darry Curtis and Two-Bit Being jumped by Socs Matthews Handling his difficult school Randy and Bob Shelton work Steve Randle and Tim Shepard 33. The time setting for The Outsiders is 34. What topic did Ponyboy choose for his which decade? English essay? 1990's His brother Soda 1960's His favorite poet, Robert Frost 2000's The tragic events of the past 1940's week The tragic loss of his parents 35. What caused the church fire on Jay 36. Which three characters were Socs? Mountain? Ponyboy, Cherry, and Randy Lightning struck the roof Cherry, Darry, and Randy A trash fire got out of control Bob, Randy, and Marcia Children played with matches left Dally, Two-Bit, and Johnny inside A candle was left burning 37. What did Cherry and Ponyboy both 38. What event caused Ponyboy to finally enjoy? accept Johnny's death? Visiting art museums The hearing judge pronounced Listening to Dally's stories him acquitted of all charges. Watching movies that starred Paul His English teacher gave him the Newman chance to raise his poor English Watching sunsets grade. He saw Dally Winston gunned down by police. He found Johnny's good-bye letter tucked inside Gone with the Wind. 39. What is the major difference between 40. Why did Johnny accept his death so Greasers and Socs, according to peacefully? Ponyboy? He knew he gave his life for a Socs had cars while Greasers rode worthy cause. bikes. He knew his parents could never Greasers smoked while Socs did pay for his hospital bills. not. He thought death would be easier Socs didn't feel anything while than turning himself in to police. Greasers felt too violently. He knew he'd never graduate from Greasers wore leather jackets high school anyway. while Socs wore madras.

Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word. 1. superiority 2. reeling Northerners who went South to hesitated or stuttered profit after the Civil War walking unsteadily cruel and fierce the quality of being unconcerned strong, well-developed muscles or distant the feeling of being better than admired or adored greatly others 3. clammy 4. quivering one that is cast out by society breathed in struck lightly with a quick, sharp shaking or moving with a slight motion trembling motion a golden or cream-colored horse a variation of pool played with with a white tail twenty-one balls sweaty or damp smothered or kept in check 5. smoldering 6. imploringly in a begging manner hesitated or stuttered showing suppressed anger or hate the act of despising slang word for a sissy or wimp in a begging manner not able to reach an understanding showing suppressed anger or hate of 7. drew 8. outcast utter sounds in trembling tones breathed in generosity or kindliness generosity or kindliness overall quality or character as struck lightly with a quick, sharp judged by people in general motion breathed in one that is cast out by society 9. idolized 10. palomino slang word for a sissy or wimp with no feeling sweaty or damp confused or puzzled admired or adored greatly a golden or cream-colored horse a variation of pool played with with a white tail twenty-one balls cruel and fierce 11. numbly 12. editorials distorting the face and expressing articles giving the views of the pain editor or publishers the quality of being unconcerned distorting the face and expressing or distant pain with no feeling confused or puzzled strong, well-developed muscles with bravery and glory