(A) The Outsiders Ch. 1 - 3

The narrator and his brother Soda do not steal and hold up gas stations as others in their gang do because --

Which detail from chapter 1 is NOT an example of foreshadowing?

Read the excerpt from Chapter 1

"I about decided I didn't like it so much, though, when I spotted that red Corvair trailing me.

I was almost two blocks from home then, so I started walking a little faster. I had never been jumped, but I had seen Johnny after four Socs got hold of him, and it wasn't pretty. Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that. Johnny was sixteen then."

In this excerpt, the narrator uses the hyperbole scared of his own shadow in order to -

Darry is most likely as rough as he is beacuse he -

Why does Ponyboy prefer to go to the movies alone?

Which character is being described? “ He was cocky, smart, and Soda’s best buddy since grade school.  He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upside-down and backward,and he could drive anything on wheels".

Who is the narrator of this story? Through which point of view is this narrator speaking?

In the exposition, Ponyboy tells us repeatedly, "I don't use my head."  What can we infer that Pony knows?

"They walked around slowly, silently, smiling." What effect does the alliteration in the above sentence have in Chapter 1?

To Darry, it is unfathomable why Ponyboy would be walking alone when he knows that the Socs are looking for Greasers to jump. 

Using context clues, what does the word unfathomable mean?

Dally nonchalantly talks his way out of many things with the cops because he doesn't care what they think of him.

Using context clues, what does nonchalantly most likely mean?

What happened to Ponyboy's parents?

Which of the following answers best explains why Ponyboy and the other greasers sneak into the drive-in movie theater?

The interaction between the Socs, Cherry and Marcia, and the greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, adds to the reader’s understanding of the novel mainly by ...

Which of these inferences about Cherry and Marcia is best supported by the text?

Order these events chronologically as they occur in the narrative:

1. Ponyboy starts chatting with Cherry

2. 2-Bit comes around looking for Dally.

3. Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny sneak into the drive-in movie theater.

The interaction between the Socs and Ponyboy adds to the development of the plot mainly by...

Which of the following answers best describes why the gang means so much to Johnny?

Compare and contrast the Socs and the Greasers. What is the root of their conflict? Be sure to use the RACE strategy and text evidence to support your answer.