The Outsiders Chapters 1-11 Review

The Outsiders

Chapters 1-11 Review

Objective

• Today I will participate in a review of the novel The Outsiders

• So that I can analyze all aspects of the novel

• I'll know I've got it when I am able to successfully answer questions relating to what we have read.

Poll

Overall, did you enjoy reading the novel?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Sodapop

• Ponyboy

• S.E. Hinton

• Darry

Multiple Choice

What point of view is the story told from?

• First Person (I, Me, My)

• Second Person (We, You)

• Third Person (He, She, It, They)

Multiple Choice

What happened to Ponyboy's parents in the novel?

• They had to take jobs in another state, so they left him with his brother.

• They divorced and left him with his brother.

• They died when he was just a baby.

• They were killed in a car accident less than a year before the story takes place.

Multiple Choice

Ponyboy decided that the only good reason to fight was for

• Hatred

• Self defense

• Reputation

• Love

Open Ended

"You could see he hated Paul now. It wasn't only jealousy— Darry had a right to be jealous; he was ashamed to be on our side, ashamed to be seen with the Brumly boys, Shepard's gang, maybe even us."

Why is Darry ashamed to be a Greaser?

Multiple Choice

What was Johnny's reaction when Dally told him the Greasers had beaten the Socs?

• Johnny was proud

• Johnny felt bad for the Socs

• Johnny told Dally that fighting was useless

• Johnny was too ill to respond

Poll

Who do you believe to be worse off?

• The Greasers

• The Socs

• No group is more worse off than the other.

Open Ended

Not all Greasers are built the same. Why is Dally more intense and violent than Sodapop, Darry, Ponyboy and Johnny?

Multiple Choice

Steve Randle chants, "Oh victim of environment, underprivileged, rotten no-count hood."

Which option BEST depicts the meaning behind Steve's words?

• They don't have a lot of money.

• They are messing with the neighborhood and giving themselves a bad name.

• Steve is mocking people's opinion of Greasers. They may have grown up in poverty but that doesn't mean they are bad and can't succeed in life.

• Steve is feeling sorry for himself and the other Greasers because they aren't rich like the Socs.

Multiple Choice

Two Bit goes on to say, "I am a Soc. I am the privileged and the well dressed. I throw beer blasts, drive fancy cars, break windows at fancy parties."

Which option BEST depicts the meaning behind Two-Bits words?

• Two-Bit is making fun of the Socs.

• Two-Bit is acknowledging that the Socs have wealth and status but still cause similar trouble to Greasers.

• Two-Bit doesn't like how much money and how fancy the Socs are.

• Two-Bit is mocking the Socs for having a lot of fancy items.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to be gallant?

• Brave or heroic

• Scared but thoughtful

• Angry and confrentational

• Strong and certain

Open Ended

Analyze this quote, "Dally didn't die a hero. He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die someday... But Johnny was right. He died gallant."

In your opinion, did Dally die gallant? Explain why or why not.

Poll

After reviewing the responses from your peers, do you believe Dally died gallant?

• The way Dally died was gallant.

• The way Dally died was not gallant.

• Dally had gallant actions but did not die gallantly.

• Dally did not have any gallant actions and did not die gallantly.

BONUS QUESTION

The Final Question. Who will end up in first place...

Multiple Choice

What book does Johnny read while they are at the church?

• Nothing Gold Can Stay

• The Call of the Wild

• Life on the Prairie

• Gone with the Wind