"The Outsiders" Chapter 1- 3 Study Guide – Flashcards
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Who wrote The Outsiders?
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Susan Eloise Hinton
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How old was the author when she wrote this book?
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16
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When is this book's setting?
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1960's
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Where is this book's setting?
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
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What will the authorities do to Soda and Pony if they get caught?
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Send them to a boy's home.
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The three brothers are a part of the ______ gang
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Greasers
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The ____ are constantly harassing the greasers
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Socs
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Socs is short for what?
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Socials
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The Socs come from the _________ side of town.
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west
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As Pony walks home from ___ _______, a group of ____ jump him.
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the movies, Socs
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Pony likes Soda because he is
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understanding
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Greasers live on the ___ side of town and wear _____ and _-______.
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east, jeans, t-shirts
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(n.) cotton cloth with plaid pattern
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madras
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Type of conflict; The Socs vs. Greasers
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external (Gangs)
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Type of conflict; Darry vs. Ponyboy
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external (Family)
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Type of conflict; Ponyboy vs. himself
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internal
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fixed pictures of how everyone in a group is thought to be; ideas that do not recognize anyone's individuality
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Stereotypes
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people (especially young people) who commit a crime
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juvenile delinquents or JD's
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The character is revealed through his or her appearance, words, actions, thoughts, and effect on others
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Indirect Characterization
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Author tells the reader about a character's personality
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Direct Characterization
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A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun.
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Appositive
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The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers.
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Ponyboy Curtis
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Ponyboy's oldest brother. Is a twenty-year-old greaser who is raising Ponyboy because their parents have died in a car crash.
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Darrel Curtis "Darry"
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Ponyboy's happy-go-lucky, handsome brother. Sodapop is the middle Curtis boy. Loves horses.
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Sodapop Curtis
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The joker of Ponyboy's group. His real name is Keith, is a wisecracking greaser who regularly shoplifts. He prizes his sleek black-handled switchblade.
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Two-Bit Mathews
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Sodapop's best friend since grade school. He is a seventeen-year-old greaser who works with Sodapop at the gas station.
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Steve Randle
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The toughest hood in Ponyboy's group of greasers. He feels protective of Johnny Cade.
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Dallas "Dally" Winston
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A sixteen-year-old greaser with black hair and large, fearful eyes; got jumped by a bunch of Socs and hasn't been the same since. Since his parents do not care for him, he sees the greasers as his true family. The older boys, particularly Dally, are protective of him.
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Johnny Cade
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Bob's girlfriend, she is a Soc cheerleader whom Ponyboy meets at the movies.
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Cherry Valance
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Cherry's friend and Randy's girlfriend.
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Marcia
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Marcia's boyfriend and Bob's best friend.
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Randy
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An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. examples include: sunsets in the East and West, Broken pop bottle, Greaser's hair, Blue Mustang
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symbolism
