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Ch 1 Text and Guided Questions

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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

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What is the narrator's name?

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Based on the title, The Outsiders, make a guess--an inference--what the book will be about.

people who work outside

people who don't fit in and are on the "outside"

people who don't live in houses

Based on your answer to #1, what kind of conflict is that?

character vs. character

character vs. society

character vs. self

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What part of the story plot is it when the first character is introduced?

exposition

rising action

climax

resolution

What are the names of the narrator's brothers?

Soda

Darry

Larry

Popcorn

The narrator is in a gang.

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False

Match the narrator's brother with the way they are characterized.

Darry

Understands the narrator; happy-go-lucky; always smiling

Soda

hard; never smiles; yells a lot

The narrator's gang is called the Greasers.

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False

The rival gang is called the Socs.

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False

Match the gang with how they are described.

Socs

long greasy hair; poor; hoods; East side

Greasers

social kids; rich; West side

The narrator is book smart, but not street smart.

True

False

What happened to the narrator's friend, Johnny, to make him so scared?

He was hit by a car.

He was jumped by four Socs.

His parents abused him.

How old is the narrator?

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Who rescued the narrator?

Sodapop

Steve

His brother Darry

Ponyboy's parents are dead.

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Sodapop is Ponyboy's favorite brother.

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Ponyboy is accepted as part of the gang even though he is young because his two older brothers are Greasers.

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Put a check next to the names of the Greasers.

Popcorn

Darry

Sodapop

Ponyboy

Two-bit

Steve

Dallas

Johnny

Dallas is the toughest and meanest member.

True

False

A rumble is a gang fight.

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False

Johnny's parents abused him, and he felt more at home with the gang.

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False

Darry acts like Ponyboy's dad, even if he is only his brother. 

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Darry's job is a house roofer.

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Darry was accepted into college on a football scholarship but can't go because he has to support his brothers.

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Sodapop wants to marry his girlfriend Sandy once he gets more money.

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Deep in his heart, Ponyboy knows Darry loves him.

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False