The Outsiders: Quiz 1

What does greaser mean?

• Wears grease in hair; lower class

• Police

• To steal

• Short for "hoodlum" - "bad" kid

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does soc mean?

• Large group fight

• Short for "social" - upper class

• For fun

• To like something

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does hood mean?

• The police

• The neighborhood

• Jail

• Short for "hoodlum" - "bad" kid

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does JD mean?

• Just a Doll

• Joe Dias

• Juvenile Delinquent

• Juice Drop

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What does snooker mean?

• A pretty face

• An informal conversation

• A 1932 Ford

• Billiards - to play pool

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who is Ponyboy alluding to when he mentions Paul Newman?

• A great actor, philanthropist, and race car enthusiast

• An American cowboy and comedic actor

• The soc who beat Johnny

• An author of the classics

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is Ponyboy alluding to when he mentions Great Expectations?

• One of the movies he watched at the drive-in

• A classic novel written by Charles Dickens

• A song playing on the radio

• A poem Cherry recites

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is allusion?

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea

• A distortion of the senses

• A type of booze Two-Bit offers Marcia

• A type of car manufactured by Chevy

What is a madras shirt?

• A pretty blouse worn by socy cheerleaders

• A sleeveless shirt worn by greasers

• A formal, white tuxedo shirt

• A plaid, button-up shirt made of lightweight cotton fabric

Who is the narrator and main character of The Outsiders?

• Sodapop Curtis

• Ponyboy Curtis

• Darry Curtis

• Johnny Cade

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6