The Outsiders End of Novel Review

How does the setting impact the conflict in The Outsiders?

• It shows us by being poor, you lack stuff.
• 1960s had rivaling groups divided by social class
• Everyone agrees with the Socs.
• The Socs are smarter

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S. E. Hinton uses symbolism to separate the Socs from the greasers. Choose the items that are symbolic to the greasers only. 

• madras, East Side, long hair
• Corvairs, West Side, madras
• East Side, long hair, leather jackets
• East Side, Corvairs, long hair

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What was S. E. Hinton's purpose when she included a conversation about sunsets between Ponyboy and Cherry? *

• To show that Ponyboy and Cherry both watched sunsets.
• To explain that sunsets are important to both greasers and Socs.
• To symbolize that all people, rich and poor, have some things in common.
• To demonstrate that sunsets mean different things to everyone.

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Which line from the story supports your answer to the question above? *

• “It seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and the one I saw from the back steps was the same one.”
• “Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different.  We saw the same sunset.”
•  “Maybe Cherry stood still and watched the sen set while she was supposed to be taking the garbage out.”
• 'I [Cherry] used to watch them, too, before I got so busy.'”

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When the church caught on fire, Ponyboy and Johnny ran in to save the kids. How was Johnny different in that moment than he was in the beginning of the novel? *

• Johnny was scared and begging Ponyboy to get out of the burning building.
• Johnny became heroic and showed a confidence that had not been there before.
• Johnny showed cruelty towards the kids, the same kind of cruelty that the Socs showed the greasers.
• Johnny was indifferent; he didn't care if the kids made it out alive.

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Before Cherry got into the car with the Soc boys, she said, “Ponyboy... I mean... if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal or anything, but...” Why did she say this? 

• Cherry was older than Ponyboy, so she didn't want to associate with him at school.
• Cherry knew that Ponyboy was dangerous, so she made a decision not to talk to him.
•  Cherry believed if she talked to Ponyboy, her boyfriend Bob would “jump” him.
• Cherry knew that her friends and family wouldn't approve of her friendship with Ponyboy.

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Which line from the text supports your answer to the question above? 

• “He [Two-Bit] snatched up an empty bottle, busted off the end, and gave it to me, then reached in his back pocket and flipped out his switchblade.”
• “'No, ' Cherry cried.  'Stop it!' She looked at Bob.  'We'll ride home with you.'”
• “The mustang came to a halt beside us, and the two boys in the front seat got out.  They were Socs all right.”
• “'It was because we're greasers,' Johnny said... 'We could have hurt her reputation.'”

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Think about how the setting, the East Side, affects the main character. Choose the sentence below that sums up how the setting affects his view of life. *

•  It gave him the peaceful feeling of home.
• It was a constant reminder that he, his family, and friends were underprivileged greasers.
•  It made him hardened and bitter because of how poor everyone in his neighborhood was.
•  It makes him happy because it was where he lived with his parents when they were alive.

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Despite being different from the typical greaser,Johnny stays with the gang. You can infer that he stays with them because

• They protect him from the socs.
• They are more of a family than his own. 
• He has nothing better to do with his time.
• He likes to fight.

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What is the primary theme in The Outsiders?

• Violence is the answer
• Understanding of who you are leads to an individual point of view
• Do not join a gang
• Society is stereotypical

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