The Outsiders Signpost Chapters 9-10

“He shouldn’t be here, I thought suddenly. I shouldn’t be here and Steve shouldn’t be here and Soda shouldn’t be here and Two-Bit shouldn’t be here. We’re greasers, but not hoods, and we don’t belong with this bunch of future convicts.”

The quote above is an example of which two signposts?

• Aha! Moment

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Memory Moment

• Words to the Wiser

• Tough Questions

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“He shouldn’t be here, I thought suddenly. I shouldn’t be here and Steve shouldn’t be here and Soda shouldn’t be here and Two-Bit shouldn’t be here. We’re greasers, but not hoods, and we don’t belong with this bunch of future convicts.”

Why does Ponyboy change his mind from wanting to fight good - to this?

• Ponyboy realizes that they are not the bad criminals that everyone thinks that they are.

• Ponyboy is afraid to fight.

• Ponyboy feels that they should be in the hospital visiting Johnny.

• Ponyboy just wants the fighting to stop.

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“Useless ... fighting’s no good...” (Johnny, pg. 148) Which two signposts is this an example of?

• Words of the Wiser

• Contrasts and Contradiction

• Tough Questions

• Aha! Moment

• Memory Moment

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"Where have you been?” [Darry to Pony] Oh, let’s don’t start that again, I thought. He stopped suddenly." What does this quote illustrate to the reader?

• The constant struggle between Darry

  and Pony.

• Darry's hatred of Ponyboy.

• Darry's favoritism for Soda over Ponyboy.

• Darry being afraid that Pony ran away again.

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"But he’s not dead, a voice in my head

said. " Why does Ponyboy keep thinking and saying this?

• Pony is continuing to deny Johnny’s death

  because he can’t handle it.

• Pony really believes that Johnny is alive.

• Pony is dreaming and doesn't realize that Johnny has died.

• Pony is daydreaming.

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How can ​I ​take it? I wondered. Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can’t? Which signpost is this an example of?

• Contrast and Contradiction

• Aha! Moment

• Tough Questions

• Words of the Wiser

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"How can ​I ​take it? I wondered. Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can’t?" What does this line contradict?

• This goes against Dally’s typically cold nature. Dally usually only cares about himself.

• This shows that Ponyboy is becoming a tough hood.

• This shows that Dally is wild and out of control.

• This shows that Pony doesn't care about Johnny as much as he thought.

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"I remembered his voice: ​I been carryin’ a heater. It ain’t loaded, but it sure does help a bluff."

Why is this memory important?

• It shows that Dally is aware of what he is doing when he

  raises the empty gun in the air.

• It shows that Dally plans to use the gun to kill the police.

• It shows that Dally plans to use the gun to kill himself.

• It reminds Ponyboy of the time in Windrixville.

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"But I knew that was what he wanted"

What does Ponyboy realize?

• That Dally wanted the cops to think he was a threat so that

  they would fire at him.

• That Dally was really upset about Johnny dying.

• That Johnny had actually died.

• That Dally wanted to see them all before he dies.

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"Why do you feel uncomfortable talking to Darry? "

What does this Tough Question help the reader to understand?

• The tension between Darry and Pony is still there.They both

  want to get along, but tend to butt heads frequently.

• That Sodapop is still everyone's favorite.

• That Ponyboy is still angry about Darry slapping him.

• That Ponyboy is still upset about Johnny's death.

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