READING THE OUTSIDERS OLL

exam friday

Sarcasm

bitter, cutting jest

Elite

a select body, the best

Resignedly

giving up, accepting the future

Apprehensive

afraid, suspicious

Winced

to shrink back as from pain

Premonition

previous warning, information, feeling

Content

satisfied, pleased

lone

by oneself

Slouched

an ungainly gait

Madras

cotton fabric shirt usually bright colored

Quivering

trembling, shaking

Author

S.E. Hinton

She used her initials instead of her full name because her publisher was afraid the reviewers would assume a girl could not write a book like The Outsiders

S.E. Hinton

Narrator of the story

ponyboy

ponyboy fights for

self defense

When Johnny dies he does not believe he is dead

ponyboy

who suffered a concussion in the rumble

ponyboy

gave up collage to take care of his brothers

darry

what does darry fight for

pride

strongest in the gang

darry

works at a gas station

soda

high school drop out

soda

what does soda fight for

fun

who’s best friend is steve

soda

what was sodas horse named

mickey mouse

switchblade was his prized possession

two bit

wisecracker

two bit

what does two bit fight for

conformity

always putting his 2 sense in

two bit

who is into cars

steve

who fights for hatred

steve

works at gas station also

steve

scared she would fall in love with dally

cherry

boyfriend bob

cherry

likes sunsets like pony

cherry

Tells Ponyboy that “things are rough all over” – meaning everyone has problems

cherry

who enjoys school and reading

pony

gangs pet

johnny

got beat up by the socs

johnny

got badly hurt in the fire

johnny

what were johnnys last words to pony

stay gold

likes to read gone with the wind

johnny

looks up to dally

johnny

dating marcia

randy

killed by johnny

bob

Rude, crude, foul mouthed

dally

killed by police

dally

lived in new york and was arrested at age of 10

dally

wispy blond hair

dally

what group wore madras and drove a blue mustang

socs

what group liked to drink

socs

lived on west side

socs

loved their hair

greasers

hoods and liked to smoke

greasers

who won the rumble

greasers

played football with darry

paul

who started the rumble

paul

what was the topic of pony’s english paper

the book the outsiders

who wrote the poem nothing gold can stay

robert frost

KNOW SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN ORDER

in order

dally told the boys the police were in

texas

KNOW THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DARRY AND PONY

and how it changes

STUDY OLD TESTS AND COMP QUESTIONS

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