Outsiders Vocabulary Sentences

Cherry’s ____________personality was clear when she threw the Coke in Dally’s face. His dirty talk easily angered her.

• cunning
• fiery

Ponyboy feels _________________towards Steve Randle. He has an extreme dislike for him even though he is Soda’s buddy.

• ornery
• contempt

Two Bit is a comedian, but he is also____________. He likes to shoplift and act in a deceitful manner.

• incredulous
• cunning

The Curtis brothers were _________________when they were told that their parents died in a car wreck. They were shocked and amazed by the terrible news!

• gallant
• aghast

Ponyboy’s teacher may try to_____________________or help him turn away from greaser life.

• divert
• aghast

Ponyboy, with his good grades, doesn’t fit the image of a greaser. His ________________or following the majority may get him into trouble.

• conformity
• vague

Ponyboy doesn’t appear to be ___________________. He has an agreeable personality and isn’t stubborn.

• vague
• ornery

Dally was anything but_________________. He was not polite or attentive to Cherry and Marcia at the movies. In fact, he was quite the opposite!

• gallant
• contempt

It is ______________that Dally was first arrested when he was 10! It’s hard to believe someone that young could get into so much trouble.

• incredulous
• cunning

S.E. Hinton is __________________________about stating who she wrote this book about. She dedicates her novel to "Jimmy”, but she isn’t clear about which character in the story portrays him.

• vague
• gallant