The Outsiders Ch 3

The lines "I don't mean half of what I'm saying" and "I'll rave about one just to be saying something" suggest that Cherry is

• self-aware

• sophisticated

• conceited

• naive

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"It seemed funny to me that Socs -- if these girls were any example -- were just like us. They liked the Beatles and thought Elvis Presley was out, and we thought the Beatles were rank and that Elvis was tuff, but that seemed the only difference to me." The words rank and tuff could be reworded, respectively, as

• important and strong

• tops and violent

• bad and outdated

• terrible and great

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RI.6.4

"Socs were always behind a wall of aloofness, careful not to let their real selves show through." Which of these means the opposite of the word aloofness as it is used in the sentence?

• falseness

• carelessness

• friendliness

• kindness

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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Ponyboy most likely tells Cherry about Soda's horse Mickey Mouse because he

• wants to make a good impression on her

• feels comfortable talking to her

• hopes she will buy the horse back for Soda

• thinks she looks down on him

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Soda's horse symbolize for Ponyboy?

• the lack of love from his parents

• his affection for his brother

• things that are unattainable for greasers

• Soda's strength and intelligence

Ponyboy does not tell Cherry about Soda's reaction to losing the horse because

• he is afraid she would laugh at Soda

• he does not want Cherry's pity

• he considers this too private to share

• he is afraid he will cry if he tells her

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mickey Mouse was sold and Sodapop was devastated. "He never let on to Mom and Dad how he felt, though, because we never had enough money and usually we had a hard time making ends meet. When you're thirteen in our neighborhood you know the score. I kept saving my money for a year, thinking that someday I could buy Mickey Mouse back for Soda. You're not so smart at ten." Ponyboy's statement You're not so smart at ten refers to his

• desire to help his brother if he can

• crying over someone else's loss

• belief that Soda should have confided in his parents

• unrealistic ideas about money

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following lines expresses a theme of chapter 3?

• I think they were still half-scared of us.

• Nobody but Soda could really get me talking.

• You're not so smart at ten.

• We saw the same sunset.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Ponyboy and Johnny offer to do what for Cherry and Marcia?

• Beat up Dally
• Walk them home
• Take them to the rodeo
• Take them to another movie

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.5.7

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What did Cherry tell Ponyboy to do at school?

• Pick a fight with her boyfriend
• Meet her during study hall
• Walk her to class
• Not say hi to her