The Outsiders Vocab

A rowdy, destructive adolescent

• Mrs. Laura when she was a kid

• Mr. Hamilton when he was a kid

• hoodlum

• Mrs. L and Mr. H were both perfect little children

A fight between rival gangs

• rumble

• defiance

• resignedly

“She was a little woman, with straight black hair and big black eyes like Johnny’s. But that was as far as the _______ went.” (123).

• mourning

• aghast

• resemblance

• reluctant

Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

• clothed

• premonition

• feeling that something is about happen

• milling

• a person living alone

• hermit

• appearing calm and relaxed

• clad

• moving about in a disorganized way

• nonchalantly

"I was scared," Johnny said with ​ (a)   . "I got a good chance of being' let off easy," Johnny said desperately.”

• conviction

• bewilderment

• contemptuous

• aloofness

• Premonition

• gallant

• Conform

• Menace

• Delirious

• Pity

Match the following vocabulary words to the correct definition.

• not believable

• ornery

• frowned in an angry way

• unceasingly

• cool and distant

• unfathomable

• not stopping

• aloofness

• bad behavior

• scowled

“I hated them as bitterly and ​ (a)   as Dally Winston hated.”

• conviction

• aloofness

• Premonition

• gallant

• Conform

• Menace

• Delirious

• Pity

• bewilderment

• contemptously

What is the meaning of the word 'nonchalantly' as used in 'The Outsiders'?

• A) With intense emotion

• B) In a casual and relaxed manner

• C) With anger and resentment

• D) In a hurried and rushed way

Which word best completes the sentence: 'The Socs were always _______ around, looking for trouble.'

• A) milling

• B) premonition

• C) aghast

• D) clad

In 'The Outsiders', what does the word 'premonition' mean?

• A) A strong feeling that something is about to happen

• B) A type of clothing

• C) A state of confusion

• D) A feeling of happiness