The Outsiders



Who are these characters (qualities and items associated with them)? (21 on test)

o Johnny Cade _________________________________________________________

o Ponyboy Curtis _________________________________________________________

o Cherry Valence _________________________________________________________

o Bob Sheldon _________________________________________________________

o Two-Bit Mathews _________________________________________________________

o Dally Winston _________________________________________________________

o Tim Shepard _________________________________________________________

o Steve Randle _________________________________________________________

o Sodapop Curtis _________________________________________________________

o Paul Holden _________________________________________________________

What do these things have to do with the book? (23 on test)

Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” ____________________________________

Gone With the Wind_______________________________________________________

Great Expectations_______________________________________________________

Nightly Double_____________________________________________________________

Sting Ray car______________________________________________________________

Blue Mustang______________________________________________________________

Black-handled switch blade____________________________________________________

DX______________________________________________________________________

Mr. Syme__________________________________________________________________

Sandy_____________________________________________________________________

Oklahoma_________________________________________________________________

Jerry Wood & Mrs. O’Briant___________________________________________________

Broken back/3rd degree burns___________________________________________________

Chocolate cake______________________________________________________________

Peroxide___________________________________________________________________

Quotes: Identify the speaker (10 on test)

Example – “If they win, things go on as usual. If we do, they stay outa our territory” _______________

Example - “ “I can’t stand fights... I can’t stand them...” _______________

Answer the following:

1. Who initiates the attack on Pony at the beginning of the story?_______________________

2. What are the two rules of a Greaser?

a. ____________________________________

b. ____________________________________

3. How long have the Curtis boys been without parents? __________________

4. Because of the “Bob” incident, the boys do not have time to wallow in their guilt. What do they spend their time doing? (3)

a. _____________________________________________________________

b. _____________________________________________________________

c. _____________________________________________________________

5. Who brings a letter to Pony at the church? ________________________________

a. Who is it from? ________________________________

b. What does it say?

6. How is Ponyboy kept from going back in the church after Johnny?

7. What does Jerry talk to Pony about?

8. What would Dally want reported in the paper that wasn’t mentioned?

9. How does Randy Adderson feel about the upcoming rumble?

10. Who is Robert Sheldon in an old yearbook of Soda’s?

11. Who is Pepsi-Cola? __________________________

12. What nickname does Darry call Pony? ________________________________

13. Did Pony write his “theme” for others to learn a lesson from or for others to be more understanding of each person’s individuality?

14. Long hair and Pony – why does he keep his long?

15. Who looks like Will Rogers? _______________________________

16. What grade is Pony in school? ________ Why?

17. How does Johnny feel about being hit by his father?

18. What’s a JD? ___________________________________________

19. What would Pony never talk about in front of Darry?

20. Whose rules do the Socs and Greasers follow for the rumble?

21. Who stays with Pony when he is sick? ___________________________

22. What is Pony’ pride? ____________________________________

23. Pony is addicted to what? __________________________________

24. Who bites their nails? __________________________________________

25. What did Randy say Bob’s problem was? ____________________________

Vocab: (10 on test)

• Delinquents___________________________________________________________

• Acquitted_____________________________________________________________

• Rivalry_____________________________________________________________

• “Heater” _____________________________________________________________

• Liable_____________________________________________________________

• Hue_____________________________________________________________

• * lit term : Allusion Ex. _________________________________________________

• * lit term : Personification Ex. ____________________________________________

• * lit term : Metaphor Ex. _________________________________________________

• * lit term : Theme Ex. ___________________________________________________

• * lit term : Literal vs Figurative Ex. ________________________________________

• * lit term : Alliteration Ex. ________________________________________________

• * lit term : Climax Ex. _________________________________________________

• * lit term : Exposition Ex. _______________________________________________

• * lit term : Bildungsroman Ex. ____________________________________________

Nature’s first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay.”

-Robert Frost

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