The Outsiders Test Questions – Flashcards
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Describe Ponyboy Curtis.
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High IQ, likes to read and watch movies, greenish-gray eyes, 14 years old, and has longer hair
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What are the two main groups in this story?
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Greasers and Soc
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What's the name of the movie theater where the greasers decide to go?
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Nightly Double Drive-In
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Is Ponyboy and Sodapop nicknames?
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No
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a fine usually corded or striped cotton fabric
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Madras
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Describe Sodapop Curtis.
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Movie start handsome, slim, works at the DX (gas station), and dropped out of school.
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Where was Ponyboy when the book began
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at the movie theater
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Who does the boys meet at the Drive-In
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Cherry and Marcia.
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Who is the fuzz
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The police
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to oppose or resist authority
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rebel
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This character is always yelling at Ponyboy, is muscular, and had to grow up too fast.
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Darry Curtis
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Why did Sodapop drop out of school
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He wasn't smart
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Why is Ponyboy uncomfortable standing with Cherry in the popcorn line?
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because the Soc are staring at him like he shouldn't be with Cherry.
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Why are the girls at the Drive-In without a car
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Because they left their boyfriends who were drinking.
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giving the impression of indifference or unconcern
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nonchalant
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This person is the gangs pet
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Johnny Cade
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What are two things Two-bit Matthews is famous for
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Shoplifting and his black handled switchblade
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What are the two rules of the Greasers
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Stick together and Don't get caught.
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Who spoke up and told Dally to leave the girls along
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Johnny
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When you come to a conclusion from a hint or suggestion.
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infer
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This person is always making funny remarks, his real name is Keith, he has long sideburns, gray eyes, and a wide grin.
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Two-Bit Matthews
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who are all of the Greasers
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Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Dally, Two-Bit, Johnny, and Steve
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Why is Johnny so nervous all of the time
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He's nervous because his dad beats him, his mom ignores him, and he got jumped by the Socs
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Who was Timothy Shepard and why was he looking for Dally
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He's the leader of another Greaser gang. He was looking for Dally because someone saw him slashing Timothy's tires.
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a young or coarse/rough person.
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hoodlum
