The Outsiders Chapter 1

Which character is the oldest brother?

• Darry
• Two-Bit
• Soda pop
• Ponyboy

“He had an elfish face, with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx.” (Hinton 10) is an example of which literary device?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Indirect Characterization
  
• Imagery
  

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

“Tough and tuff are two different words. Tough is the same as rough; tuff means cool, sharp- like a tuff-looking Mustang or a tuff record. In our neighborhood both are compliments.” (Hinton 12) What does the word tuff mean in this sentence?

• Rough
• Cool
• Careless
• Tough

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

“We get jumped by the Socs. I'm not sure how you spell it, but it's the abbreviation for the Socials, the jet set, the West-side rich kids. It's like the term "greaser," which is used to class all us boys on the East Side.” (Hinton 2)What does the word Soc mean in this sentence?

• A rich kid
  
• A middle class person
  
• A poor person
  
• A cruel person
  

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

Who is the handsome looking brother?

• Dally
• Darry
• Ponyboy
• Sodapop

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

When the Socs tried to beat up Ponyboy, where did it take place?

• A Park
  
• A drive in movie theater
  
• A lot
  
• The train
  

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What phrase stayed in Ponyboy's head when he got jumped?

• “We’re gonna cut all that long greasy hair off.”
  
• “Need a haircut, greaser?”
  
• “How’d you like that haircut to begin just below the chin?”
  
• “White trash with long hair.”
  

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which character was described as, “He had an elfish face, with high cheekbones and a pointed chin, small, sharp animal teeth, and ears like a lynx.” (Hinton 11)

• Dally
• Ponyboy
• Johnny
• Darry

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CCSS.RL.8.1

“His eyes are dark brown-lively, dancing, recklessly laughing eyes that can be gentle and sympathetic one moment and blazing with anger the next.” (Hinton 8) What type of literary device is this?

• Personification
  
• Simile
  
• Metaphor
  
• Idiom
  

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

The story is told in what point of view?

• First
• Second
• Third
• Narrator

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.3A