The Outsiders Chapters 1 - 5

Who is the narrator?

• Ponyboy

• Darry

• Sodapop

• Dally

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What happened to Ponyboy's parents?

• They died in an automobile accident.

• They went on a trip and never returned.

• They moved to Texas.

• They died from an illness.

Ponyboy ran away from home because...

• Darry threatened to kick him out if he ever saw him with the Soc girl again.

• his dad threatened to harm him.

• Sodapop told the gang he was hanging out with a Soc.

• Darry slapped him so hard he was knocked against the door.

The Greasers vs. the Socs is an example of this type of story element

• Setting

• Characters

• Conflict

• Rising Action

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which of the following is NOT a symbol of the Socs?

• Mustangs and Corvairs (cars)

• Madras shirts

• Rings

• The color blue

After Johnny kills Bob, Dally tells them to hide in an abandoned church. What do the boys NOT do while they are hiding at the church?

• Cut their hair

• Write letters to their families

• Play cards

• Read Gone with the Wind

Why did Johnny have to bleach and cut Ponyboy's hair?

• So he wouldn't be recognized

• It was cut during the fight with the Soc

• Ponyboy wanted it that way

• For a job interview that he had

Why are Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?

• Their boyfriends left because they did not like the movie

• Their boyfriends walked off with two other girls

• The girls decided to go off by themselves

• The girls walked away from their boyfriends when they found out they had been drinking.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does Darry work instead of going to college?

• He lost his scholarship to play football when he injured his back.
• He dropped out of high school because he was too bored in school.
• He got a good job roofing houses and wanted to make lots of money.
• He had to take care of his brothers or they would be split up in foster care.

Who is being described? “His eyes were blue, blazing ice, cold with a hatred of the whole world.  He was tougher than the rest of us-tougher, colder, meaner.”

• Soda
• Two Bit
• Darry
• Dally

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3