Outsiders Chapters 1-4 – Flashcards
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Who is the author?
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S.E. Hinton
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Who is the protagonist?
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Ponyboy Curtis
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What clique does he belong to?
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Greasers
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Who is their rival gang?
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Socs
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Who are Ponyboy's brothers?
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Sodapop and Darrel (Darry)
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What happened to their parents?
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They died in a car accident
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Who is the guardian?
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Darry
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Who is in the gang?
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Ponyboy Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, Johnny Cade, Keith Matthews (Two-Bit), Dallas Winston (Dally), and Steve Randle.
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What economic class do the greasers belong to?
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Low class
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What economic class do Socs belong to?
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High class
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Who is good with cars?
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Steve Randle
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How old is Ponyboy?
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14 years old
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How old is Darry?
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20 years old
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How old is Sodapop?
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16 years old
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How does Ponyboy describe Sodapop's attitude?
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Happy-Go-Lucky
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How does Ponyboy describe Sodapop's looks?
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Movie-Star Looks
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Who do Ponyboy and Johnny meet at the movies?
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Cherry Valence and Marcia
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What gang are Cherry and Marcia associated to?
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Socs
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Why is she called Cherry?
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Her red-hair
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What is her real name?
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Sherri
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Who begins to talk dirty in an attempt to embarrass the girls?
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Dally Winston
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What do the girls call Sodapop?
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a "doll"
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Why do the girls not see Sodapop at school anymore?
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Sodapop dropped out of school to work at the DX (Gas Station).
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What angers Dally?
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He comes back and offers a Coke to Cherry, but she throws it in his face.
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What did Dally do then?
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In anger he starts grabbing her.
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Who tells Dally to stop?
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Johnny Cade
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Why does Dally stop?
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Johnny idolizes Dally. Dally is like his big brother. It is unlike him to talk to Dally like that.
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What did Two-Bit announce?
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Dally has slashed Tim Shepard's tires and is going to have to fight him.
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Who is Tim Shepard?
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The leader of another greaser gang.
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What are the Greasers two main rules?
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Always stick together and never get caught.
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Why is Johnny so tentative?
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He was jumped by a bunch of Socs. One guy had a fistful of rings. After being severely beaten he never was the same.
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What does Johnny now carry everywhere he goes?
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He carries a switchblade with him.
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What does Ponyboy do when Cherry asks about Darry?
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He breaks down and says that things are not going well. He says Darry does not like him and probably wishes he could put Ponyboy in a home somewhere.
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How does Two-Bit and Johnny react to his remarks?
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Johnny and Two-Bit are startled to hear that Ponyboy feels this way, and Johnny says he always thought the three brothers got along well.
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Sodapop had a horse. What was his name?
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Mickey Mouse
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What do Ponyboy and Cherry find out during their discussion?
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They find they have a surprising amount in common—for instance, they both like reading and watching sunsets.
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What conclusion do they come to about the difference between Socs and Greasers?
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Socs are too cool and aloof to acknowledge their emotions and that they live their lives trying to fill up their emotional void, while the greasers feel everything too intensely.
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What color is the Mustang that cruises by the group?
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Blue
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Who does the car belong to?
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Bob and Randy (Cherry's and Marcia's Soc boyfriends)
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What does Ponyboy notice about Bob?
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Bob has heavy rings on his finger (Soc who beat Johnny)
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The greasers and Socs nearly get into a fight, but what happened?
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The girls agree to leave with their boyfriends to prevent violence.
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Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?
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Ponyboy
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What is Ponyboy's last name?
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Curtis
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Who are Ponyboy's two brothers?
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Soda Pop and Darry
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Is Ponyboy's relationship with Darry positive or negative?
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negative
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What happened to Johnny prior to this story when he was on his way home from the movie theatre?
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He was jumped by Socs
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How are the Curtis brothers not typical "hoods?"
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They have to stay out of trouble in order to stay together.
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How long has it been since the death of Ponyboy's parents?
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8 months
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What is "Dally's" real name?
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Dallas WInston
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Who is the only person Dally loves?
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Johnny
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Who do Ponyboy, Dally, and Johnny meet at the "Nightly Double?"
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Cherry and Marcia
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What is Cherry's last name?
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Valance
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What is Cherry's first reaction to Daly?
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Defensive
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What is Ponyboy's initial impression of Cherry?
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She's a stuck up, mean cheerleader
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What did Cherry do to Dally after he made her mad?
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She threw a soda in his face.
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Who stood up for the girls to Dally?
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Johnny
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Why were Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?
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They're boyfriends left after they got into an argument about their boyfriends drinking.
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What are the names of Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends?
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Bob and Randy
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Why was Ponyboy surprised he was getting along with the girls?
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They're Socs and he's a Greaser
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Cherry claims Greasers have a different set of what?
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values
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According to Cherry Greasers are more____ and Socs are more _____?
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Greasers are more emotional and Socs are more sophisticated.
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What is the line that Ponyboy says when he realizes Cherry and he may not be so different "after all?"
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"after all we watch the same sunset."
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What kind of car do Bob and Randy drive?
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a blue mustang
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How does Johnny react to seeing the Socs in the blue Mustang.
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Johnny began to breathe heavy and kept staring at the rings on the Socs hand.
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What does Ponyboy infer from Johnny's reaction to the Socs in the blue Mustang?
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That those are the Socs that jumped Johnny.
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What is an admission?
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Acknowledging the truth of something
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Why is Ponyboy late coming home from the movies?
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He and Johnny fell asleep in the lot.
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Why does Ponyboy run away?
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because Darry slapped him
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What time was it when Ponyboy returned home?
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2 a.m.
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Why do you think Darry reacts as he does?
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because he loves and worries about Ponyboy
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What condition was Bob in when he confronts Ponyboy and Johnny in the park?
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He was drunk.
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What does reeling pickled refer to?
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That Bob was drunk
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What does Bob instruct David do to Pony?
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"Give him a bath."
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What does Johnny do?
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Kills Bob by stabbing him.
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To whom to Pony and Johnny turn to for help? Why?
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Dally because he "could do anything"
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How does Dally remind Pony of Darry?
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He asks Pony if he ever uses his head
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What does Dally give to Pony and Johnny?
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1.) a gun 2.) money 3.) a shirt 4.) his jacket 5.) a plan
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Where do Ponyboy and Johnny go?
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They go to Windrixville to find an abandoned church on Jay Mountain WITH A WATER PUMP IN THE BACK.
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Define premonition.
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a feeling that something bad is going to happen
