The Outsiders Chapters 7-8 – Flashcards
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Why were television reporters interested in what happened to Ponyboy and Johnny?
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They were greasers turned heroes.
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What was Johnny's physical condition after the fire? How did Ponyboy think this would affect Johnny's life?
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Johhny had burns on his broken back; he was in critical condition. If healed, he wouldn't be able to walk again. Ponyboy knew that he could never play football, participate in a rumble, or ignore his unloving mother ever again.
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What information did Ponyboy learn from the newspaper?
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He learned that he and his brothers may be put into a boy's home.
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Why did Randy want to talk to Ponyboy?
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He wanted to say how he might run away and that he won't be at the rumble.
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Why didn't Randy want to fight in the upcoming rumble?
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It was useless; greasers would still be the greasers at the bottom and socs would still be the socs at the top.
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What important discovery about individuals did Randy and Ponyboy make when they met at Tasty Freeze?
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Randy wasn't a soc, he was just a boy. Ponyboy wasn't mean and tough, he was just a good greaser kid.
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Why do you think people act uncharacteristically when they are with a group or gang?
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To act cool, peer pressure, and to meet the expectations of everyone in the group.
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Why did the doctor allow the boys to see Johnny?
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He knows that Johnny is going to die anyways so them seeing him isn't going to do anything worse then what is already expected to come.
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What did Ponyboy mean when he considered, "Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong sights, not the sights you want to see." ?
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Johnny saw all the bad things in life (violence) such as murder, poverty, robbery, drinking, and drugs. He rarely saw hope and love in his own life, so he did not see the goodness in life itself.
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Why did Johnny refuse to see his mother?
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He figured that she just wanted to see him so she could yell at him for all the trouble he's caused.
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What was Dally going to do with Two-Bit's knife?
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He was going to threaten the nurses and doctors so he could get out for the rumble.
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Why was Ponyboy upset with Cherry?
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She wouldn't come and see Johnny in the hospital.
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Do you think there is anything that can be done to stop the rumble?
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No, everyone is already looking forward to it.
