The Outsiders- Final Assessment Review

Cherry Valence is BEST described as 

• A good looking and kind cheerleader who becomes friends with Dallas Winston.
• Bob's girlfriend who becomes a "spy" for the Greasers after his death.
• Someone who sees beyond differences and "liked Ponyboy from the start" because they are both smart and sensitive
• A quiet and timid girl who doesn't really fit in with any group

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Throughout the novel, S.E. Hinton uses a literary device to create suspense and hint at future events. This technique is called

• Simile

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Symbolism in literature is used to express a deeper meaning.  Which of the following symbolizes the fact that Ponyboy sees things differently and is more innocent than the rest of the gang?

• The poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
• The Mustangs and Corvairs.
• The fact that they eat at the Dairy Queen.
• Two-Bit's black-handled switchblade.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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A dynamic character is one who CHANGES throughout a story. Select the two dynamic characters.

• Ponyboy and Dallas 
• Ponyboy and Randy
• Marcia and TwoBit
• Dallas and Johnny

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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Lessons are often revealed through the interactions of characters in literature.  Ponyboy learns from several characters including Cherry and Randy when he sees them as people, not Socs.  These lessons MOSTLY reflect the topic of 

• Family
• Violence
• Stereotypes
• History

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What type of conflict is described in the following excerpt when Ponyboy is about to get his haircut and ponders his loss?

• internal- he struggles to accept that his "pride" has been impacted 
• external- Johnny cut his hair so he struggles to forgive him 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Determine what nature symbolizes throughout the novel (the sunset)

• money and violence
• the sun
• human connection
• greed

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When the church caught on fire, Ponyboy and Johnny ran in to save the kids. How was Johnny different in that moment than he was in the beginning of the novel? 

• Johnny was indifferent; he didn't care if the kids made it out alive.
• Johnny was scared and begging Ponyboy to get out of the burning building.
• Johnny became heroic and showed a confidence that had not been there before.
• Johnny showed cruelty towards the kids, the same kind of cruelty that the Socs showed the greasers.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which line from the novel shows that Johnny is DIFFERENT than he was in the beginning. 

• “One was screaming his head off, and Johnny yelled, 'Shut up! We're goin' to get you out!'”
• “He [Johnny]... saw that the door was blocked by flames, then pushed open the window and tossed out the nearest kid.”
• “He [Johnny] wasn't scared either.  That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes.”
• “He [Johnny] looked like he was having the time of his life.”

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Johnny was dying, he told Ponyboy to “stay gold.” Interpret the meaning of this line. 

• Johnny was encouraging Ponyboy to continue making good grades so he could better his life.
• Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remain dreamy and pure like a child.
• Johnny wanted Ponyboy to know that he was okay with dying.
• Johnny wanted Ponyboy to remember their time in the country together.

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