The Outsiders - Chapters 1 & 2 Quiz

Choose the synonym for the word "tuff" as it's used in the following sentence from page 21:
_{"They were tuff-looking girls - dressed sharp and really good looking."}

• scary
• brave
• nice
• cool

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of literary devices are being used in the following sentence from page 27?
_{"I looked fearfully over my shoulder and there was Two-Bit, grinning like a Chessy cat."}

• Allusion and metaphor
• Metaphor and simile
• Simile and personification
• Simile and allusion

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was Hinton's purpose in including alliteration in the following excerpt from page 4?
_{"So, I stood here like a bump on a log while they surrounded me. I don't use my head. They walked around slowly, silently, smiling."}

• To show that Ponyboy was so scared of socs that he couldn't even move
• To allow the reader to picture the socs waiting to pounce like a snake
• To allow the reader to understand that Ponyboy doesn't think sometimes
• To illustrate how the slow the socs are moving because they're taking their time

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following does NOT apply to Ponyboy?

• his parents died in an accident
• he likes Soda better than Dally
• he loves to read
• he is fifteen

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Hinton overuses some words or phrases such as "white as a sheet" and "as white as a ghost" as well as "boo" mainly because - 

• she really likes those words
• she can't think of anything else to write
• of her age when she wrote the book
• she didn't edit or revise her final book copy

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CCSS.RL.6.4

What was S.E. Hinton's primary purpose in writing ^{_{The Outsiders}}?

• to persuade kids to not join gangs
• to express her feelings about her hometown
• to inform readers about the dangers of gangs
• to entertain readers with a real-life topic

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The second chapter ends with Ponyboy saying, "I know better now." What is the significance of this?

• Ponyboy is finally thinking about something.
• It foreshadows a negative event occurring with Ponyboy.
• Ponyboy learned a valuable lesson about gangs.
• It's a flashback to Ponyboy's morning.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why is the flashback of Johnny's attack by the Soc important enough to include in Chapter 2?

• It allows the reader to better understand Johnny's fear.
• It shows the death of a Soc leader.
• It lets the reader know about Johnny's knife.
• It shows how badly Johnny was attacked.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following excerpts from the book uses an oxymoron?

• "Yeah, boy," Cherry said sarcastically, "real simple."
• "Who's this, your great-aunts?"
• "I'm never nice. Want a Coke?"
• _{I was half-scared of her.}

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the best word choice to describe Steve's mood at this moment?
_{During the flashback, Steve located Johnny's jacket in a field, notices rust-colored stains on it and on the grass, and he then looks across the field with a stricken-look on his face.}

• worried
• euphoric
• hostile
• panicked

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4