Outsiders Vocabulary Chapters 1-2

Ponyboy rubbed his cheek gingerly where the socs had hit him.

• casually

• carefully

• valuable

• obeying

Along with fights and blondes, Two-Bit liked school for some unfathomable reason.

• not able to understand

• mischievously

• carefully

• understood

Steve commented sagely when you asked him about cars, they were his specialty.

• confused

• unconcerned

• in a wise way

There were other gangs around Pony's part of town, but there was no gang rivalry in the Southwest.

• competition

• doubting

• something of value

Newspaper editorials sometimes portrayed the Soc as an asset to society and at other times as a disgrace.

• wisely

• understood

• something of value

• carefully

Dally grinned roguishly when he provoked the girls to anger by talking dirty.

• mischievously

• wisely

• confused

Cherry gave Dally an incredulous look when he had the nerve to boldly sit down beside her.

• shy

• disbelieving, doubtful

• wisely

• happily

In a daze, Pony slowly digested the fact that the running figures were members of his gang.

• competitively

• unconcerned

• understood, absorbed

The Curtis boys were law-abiding partly because they knew they would be separated if they were arrested.

• obeying

• confused

• disobeying

• absorbed

When the girls invited Pony and Johnny to join them, Pony acted nonchalantly, trying to hide his excitement.

• wisely

• happily

• confused

• in a casual manner