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Study Guide for The Outsiders Test

Unit Test (59 pts, major assessment):

• Tuesday 4/3: Part 1- 30 multiple choice questions (1 pt each).

*You CANNOT use your book for this part.

• Wednesday 4/4: Part 2- a) read and annotate a nonfiction text, create 2 open discussion questions (4 pts), b) write an essay taking a stance, and using evidence from the article and The Outsiders (24 pts).

*You CAN use your book for this part.

Resources to use (locate all of your Outsiders notes right now, put them in order!)

• Your book (Optional: you may mark important passages with Post Its, but you may not write anything on those Post Its)

• Your partner and your teacher (in class)

• Notes in your Outsiders Index:

* All notes are posted here: (see Class Notes tab)

#1: Character Chart

#2: Annotation Packet (very important: page 2-3 and individual chapter summaries/key events)

#3: Foreshadowing and Flashback- 2/27

#4: Cause and Effect- 2/28

#6: “Nothing Gold Can Stay” poem- 3/2

#7: “Richard Cory” poem- 3/6

#8: Sequencing Events (chapters 1-8)- 3/14

#9: Sequencing Events (chapters 8-10)- 3/20- (Trinity does not have)

#10: Conflict Conclusion- 3/23

#11: Violence in Society HW articles- 3/26

#12: Themes-3/26

#13: MCAS Gallery Walk- 3/27

Review Station #1: Literary Elements

|Lit Element |Notes |

|Protagonist(s) | |

| |Protagonist of the book: ____________________ Description: _____________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

|Characters: |Write 2-3 brief details about each character (their appearance, their personality, what happens to them). |

| |Dally- __________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |Johnny-_________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |Sodapop-________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |Cherry-_________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |Darry-__________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |Bob-____________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

|Flashback |Define a flashback: ________________________________________________________________________ |

| |Give an example of a flashback in The Outsiders (ch 2):____________________________________________ |

| |Why does S.E. Hinton use flashbacks in her story? _______________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |Explain how the entire novel is a flashback. _____________________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

|Foreshadowing |Define foreshadowing:______________________________________________________________________ |

| |What events were foreshadowed in the book? Give examples of foreshadowing in the novel (p 34,52, 67) |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |Why does S.E. Hinton use foreshadowing in her story? What purpose does it serve? _____________________ |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________ |

Review Station #2: Conflict and Theme

|Conflict | |

| |What is a synonym for “conflict”? ____________________________________________________ |

| |Review! List the 4 types of conflicts in literature: |

| |1. Conflict type: Character vs._________________________ |

| |2. Conflict type: Character vs._________________________ |

| |3. Conflict type: Character vs._________________________ |

| |4. Conflict type: Character vs._________________________ |

| |Directions: In chapter 12, Ponyboy comes to conclusions about his conflicts. First, after another argument with Darry, he has an even deeper understanding of his brothers and their |

| |relationship. Second, after reading Johnny’s letter to him, Ponyboy puts his concerns about being a greaser in perspective. Answer the following questions using complete sentences. |

| | |

| |1. What type of conflict is PONYBOY’S CONFLICT WITH DARRY? Character vs. ____________________ |

| |2. Find Ponyboy’s final words about what will happen between Darry and him. Copy them down here (use Q-P-Punc!) HINT: see pages 176 and 177. |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| | |

| |3. What does Pony find out about Soda at the end of the book? What does he find out about Darry? |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |4. What type of conflict(s) is PONYBOY’S CONFLICT ABOUT BEING A GREASER? |

| |Character vs. ____________________ and Character vs. ____________________ |

| |Explain: _____________________________________________________________________ |

| |____________________________________________________________________________ |

| |5. Find Ponyboy’s final words about greasers (use Q-P-Punc!) HINT: see page 179. |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |

| |6. In his letter, what does Johnny tell Ponyboy about Pony’s concern about being a greaser? Use complete sentences. |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |

|THEME |1. What are some themes/messages of the novel? |

| |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|

| |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|

| |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|

| |________________________________________________________________ |

Review Station #3: Identify Details

DIRECTIONS: Use the bolded list to identify the character who said the quotes below.

Names can be used more than once.

Ponyboy Dally Two-Bit Sodapop Steve Cherry Johnny Darry Randy

__________ 1. “There sure is a lot of blood in people.”

__________ 2. “Where the heck have you been? Do you know what time it is?”

__________ 3. “To have somebody lay down the law, set the limits...That is what we all want really.”

__________ 4. “I wish you’d come back and turn yourselves in…”

__________ 5. “Why do people sell liquor to boys? Why? I know there is a law against it but kids get it anyway.”

__________ 6. “Oh, Pony, I thought we’d lost you.”

__________ 7. “I’m scared stiff. I used to talk about killing myself…”

__________ 8. “We gotta get even with the Socs. For Johnny.”

__________ 9. “You don’t know what a few months in jail can do to you.”

10. All of the following statements are TRUE, except:

a. Johnny thinks he will get a light sentence because he killed Bob in self-defense and because he has no criminal record.

b. Ponyboy is the first one into the burning church to save the children.

c. At the hospital Ponyboy learns that Dally has broken his arm, but will recover.

d. Ponyboy finds it easier to talk to Darry than Sodapop.

11. All of the following statements are TRUE, except:

a. Ponyboy saw Johnny stab Bob.

b. Johnny had suffered from third degree burns and a broken back.

c. Darry and Ponyboy have a total reconciliation at the hospital.

d. Dally's gun didn't have any bullets in it.

Review Station #4: Plot

Directions: Place these events in the correct place on the diagram below. Refer to page 2 of Annotation Guide!

|Ponyboy is attacked by Socs |The rumble |

|Dally’s death |Bob is murdered |

|The hearing |The church fire |

|Ponyboy’s English assignment |Ponyboy & Johnny meet Cherry |

|Johnny’s death |The Socs attack Ponyboy and Johnny |

Review Station #5: Essay Prep

Definition of a Stereotype: An oversimplified belief or idea of what a particular type of person or group is like. Stereotypes are often unfair or untrue.

Examples of stereotypes:

• All librarians are old, cranky and wear glasses.

• All people from California are tan, blond and know how to surf.

1. Rewrite this definition in your own words: __________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What do you know about stereotypes (from your own life, movies, books)? Are there stereotypes at BCCS? _____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Complete the chart below with specific examples:

|Stereotypes of the greasers |Stereotypes of the Socs |

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| | |

| | |

|Which of these stereotypes are NOT true? How are these stereotypes disproven? (Think of specific|Which of these stereotypes are NOT true? How are these stereotypes disproven? (Think of specific|

|people or events) |people or events) |

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| | |

4. In general, why do you think stereotypes exist? _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Outsider Index

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3) CLIMAX (list events):

Why are these events in the climax?

2) RISING ACTION (list 1-3 events):

4) FALLING ACTION (list 1-3 events):

Why are these events in the falling action?

1) INTRODUCTION/EXPOSITION:

What happens in the exposition of the novel? What information does the reader get?

5) RESOLUTION (list events):

How is the conflict resolved?

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