Ch. 1-3 "The Outsiders" : English (Un-Advance)

Soda (sodapop) Curtis

(1) Darrel's brother (2) is seventeen years old, is Mr. Personality; and he backs that up with a lot of hear. (3) he is smart, athletic, and hardworking

PonyBoy curtis

(1) main character (2) is fourteen years old and a greaser. He has "light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-gray eyes," and wears his hair "longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in the back and long at the front and sides." (3) is intelligent and gets good grades in school. He is empathetic toward his friends—as well as selfless and brave

they both like to read books and watch sunsets and pony finds that cherry is very easy to talk to

Explain the reference to the watching the sunset. Why is it an important part of the buildup of the relationship between Cherry Valance and Ponyboy?

Johnny and Pony both were defending the two girls and weren't using bad language with them. Dally is being rude to the girls, so the girls don't like him.

Explain why the girls are okay with Johnny and Pony, and not Dally.

ornery

crying and pouting, the ______ child was taken home from the movie.

they had rings that cut him, they had threatened him;he was scared of everything of getting spanked, his parents fighting, and he was jumpier than ever.; he never walked by himself after that

describe the attack on johnny. why do you think the attack was so traumatic?

if he called the police they would have to go into a boys home

why doesnt Darry call the police when ponyboy doesnt arrive home til 2:00 am?

dally was being mean to the girls at the movies

why is ponyboy uncomfortable about Dally's behavior?

Two-Bit Matthews

wisecracker of the greasers, who regularly shoplifts. a junior at age 18 1/2; known for his black handled switchblade. he prizes his sleek black-handled switchblade. He instigates the hostilities between the Socs and the greasers by flirting with Marcia, the girlfriend of a Soc.

assert

your past experience will be a(n) _______ on your new job.

pony boy and soda have a good relationship they are close and pony takes him places pony and Darry aren't close and Darry likes to boss pony around because if they get into trouble or get arrested they will have to go into the boys home

Describe Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry' s relationship with each other.

she is a higher class than him and people in that higher class dont talk to people in ponys class

Give your opinion of Cherry saying, "...if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal..." Explain the reasons for your point of view.

He got scared because he saw a Corvair which most likely belonged to a Soc because he thought he was going to get jumped. I know that he is scared because he said that he got pretty scared, but luckily the gang saved him, but after he got a few cuts and bruises.

How does Ponyboy feel as he is being followed? why? what signs does he exhibit that tell you this is how he feels? how does he get out of it?

Steve randle

Sodapop's best friend since grade school. He is a seventeen-year-old greaser who works with Sodapop at the gas station. knows everything about cars and specializes in stealing habcaps. he is also intellegent, cocky, tall, and lean.

because you just dont cry in front of Darry not unless you were hurt like Johnny Darry always said pony didn't use his head

Why is Ponyboy so reluctant to tell Darry how he really feels after being jumped?

he didn't use hard oil and didn't like hair cuts he spent 3 years on the wild side of new York and let off steam in gang fights he was arrested at the age of ten

according to ponyboy, what is different about Dally from the rest of the guys?

incredulous

her _________ look showed that she did not believe a word he said.

dumbfounded

i knew i would be _________ if i ever won a lottery prize.

Darrey (darrel) curtis

is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash. Strong, athletic, and intelligent. The unofficial leader of the greasers, he becomes an authority figure for Ponyboy.

Dally (Dallas) Winston

is one of the most complex characters in the novel The Outsiders. He was the hardened criminal of the Greasers. He did what he wanted and did not care about anything or anyone except Johnny.

Johnny cade

s a vulnerable sixteen-year-old greaser in a group defined by toughness and a sense of invincibility. He comes from an abusive home, and he takes to the greasers because they are his only reliable family.

Aloof

she sat alone looking at her phone, _________ from the others at the party.

unfathomable

the Chinese Language was ________ to the American visitors.

elite

the ________ teams were chosen to compete in the big tournament.

rarity

the baseball card is a(n) _______ because only a few were printed.

gallant

the firefighter who died helping the child escape was definitely ________

nonchalant

the new student tried to act ________ , even though he was nervous

he liked it better when his father is hitting him than the socs

why does Johnny say he likes it better when his father is hitting him?

pony had just gotten slapped by Darry and Johnny didn't think anyone cared about him

why does pony boy and john runaway?

not all of them are rich kids from the west side and the aren't perfect the socs are rough

what does cherry tell ponyboy about the socs?

they died in a car crash 8 months ago

what happened to Ponyboy's parents?

There were no other socs around to protect the two girls so Dally can use whatever language he wants in front of them because he loves trouble.

why does Dally use vulgar and abrasive language with the girls at the movies?