A Soc is a...

• rich kid who lives on the West side of town

• someone who works on cars

• poor kid who has long hair greased back and lives on the East side of town

• someone who is not shy and talks a lot

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A greaser is a...

• rich kid who lives on the West side of town

• someone who works on cars

• poor kid who has long hair greased back and lives on the East side of town

• someone who is not shy and talks a lot

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In Chapter 1, the reader realizes that Ponyboy Curtis is the narrator. Ponyboy is a character in the novel and tells the events from his perspective. The reader observes the use of pronouns such as ‘me’, ‘my’, ‘I’, ‘we’, and ‘us’. This indicates to the reader that the story is told from which of the following points of view?

• Third Person

• Second Person

• First Person

• No point of view

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Direct Characterization is when the text ________ the reader what kind of person the character is.

• tells

• cites

• infers

• reads

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Indirect Characterization is when the text makes an ________ to the reader. It shows what kind of person the character is.

• tells

• cites

• inference (to infer)

• reads

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In Chapters 1 and 2, the reader begins to learn a little more about the characters through both direct and indirect characterization. Remember, direct characterization is when the reader is directly told about a character; the reader does not have to make an inference based on characters’ actions, thoughts, speech, etc. Read the following character descriptions and choose the example of direct characterization.

• Soda just put his hand on my shoulder. “Easy, Ponyboy. They ain’t gonna hurt you no more.”

• Darry isn’t ever sorry for anything he does.

• “You’d better leave us alone,” the redhead said in a biting voice, “or I’ll call the cops.”

• Finally, between sobs, Johnny managed to gasp out his story.

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The blue Mustang is important to the story. What does the blue Mustang symbolize (an object that represents one or more ideas)? In other words, what do the readers and characters associate with the blue Mustang, or know the blue Mustang to mean in the story?

• The Mustang was a popular car in the 1960's and it is important to the story since it takes place during that time period.

• The blue Mustang shows that the Socs get anything they want.

• The blue Mustang represents the Socs wealth, power over the Greasers, and trouble for the Greasers. It symbolizes the economic divide between the two groups.

• The Greasers could not afford blue Mustangs.

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In Chapter 4, on page 59, it states, “....Dally was drunk and in a dangerous mood…” What does dangerous likely mean when referring to Dally’s mood?

• Dally may be looking for trouble and his actions may be unpredictable (you don't know what he might do).

• Dally felt as though he might be in danger.

• Dally was worried.

• Dally was not expecting Ponyboy and Johnny to show up.

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In Chapter 5, Ponyboy recites the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost. What might the author, S.E. Hinton have wanted the reader to infer about Ponyboy and why he remembered the poem word for word?

• Hinton wanted the reader to understand that Ponyboy thinks a lot about life differently than the other Greasers, and that movies, poems, and books are meaningful to him.

• Hinton wanted the reader to see that Ponyboy felt a connection to the poet, Robert Frost.

• Hinton wanted the reader to see that Ponyboy may write his own poems one day.

• Hinton wanted the reader to see that Ponyboy was smarter than the other Greasers.

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Chapter 6 begins right after Dally told Pony and Johnny that Cherry Valance was a spy for the Greasers. The text states, “Johnny gagged and I almost dropped my hot-fudge sundae. ‘Cherry?’ we both said at the same time. ‘The Soc?’”

The words gagged and almost dropped show Johnny and Ponyboy’s reactions to Dally’s news. What inference can the reader make about how Johnny and Pony were feeling after Dally told them?

• worried and overwhelmed

• shocked and disbelieving (could not believe it)

• surprised and scared

• terrified and unsure

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