B – The Outsiders – Chapters 5-6 – Flashcards
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Why was Pony upset about getting a haricut?
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Because his hair defined him as a Greaser
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1What was Johnny's favorite part of Gone With the Wind? Of whom did it remind him?
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Johnny liked the part about the soldiers bravely going off to war. It reminded him of Dally.
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When Dally finally arrives at the church, what news does he bring?
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That he has thrown the police off the trail by telling them he thought the boys were going to Texas.
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What did Johnny announce after his fifth barbecue sandwich?
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That they are going to go back and turn themselves in.
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Describe Johnny's relationship with his parents.
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Not good. Johnny's parents don't seem to care about him.
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What happened when Johnny, Pony, and Dally returned to the church?
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The church is on fire. And they save some kids from the fire.
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"I bet they were cool ol' guys," he said, his eyes glowing, after I had read that part about them riding into sure death because they were gallant. "They remind me of Dally."Ch. 5 (75)
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Johnny says this to Ponyboy as Ponyboy is reading Gone With the Wind. Johnny says it because he admires the civil war soldiers and Dally.
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"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." Ch. 5 (77)
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Ponyboy says this to Johnny as they are watching the sunrise. It is a Robert Frost poem and Pony is trying to tell Johnny how the sunrise makes him feel.
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She was afraid of loving you, I thought. So Cherry Valance, the cheerleader, Bob's girl, the Soc, was trying to help us. No, it wasn't Cherry the Soc who was helping us, it was Cherry the dreamer who watched sunsets and couldn't stand fights. Ch. 6 (86)
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Ponyboy is thinking this to himself as Dally is telling him and Johnny how Cherry is helping them. Ponyboy is amazed that a Soc would help the Greasers.
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"My parents," Johnny repeated doggedly, "did they ask about me?" Ch. 6 (88)
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Johnny asks Dally this. Dally is telling the boys what is happening back home. Johnny is worried and afraid.
