The Outsiders Ch. 1-3

The narrator and his brother Soda do not steal and hold up gas stations as others in their gang do because --

• they are more educated than the other gang members

• they fear that Darry would become violent toward them if they did such things

• they do not want to be looked down upon by the Socs

• they have too much to lose if they are caught doing such things

Which detail from chapter 1 is NOT an example of foreshadowing?

• “I could have waited to go to the movies until Darry or Sodapop got off work.”

• “I about decided I didn’t like [walking] so much, though, when I spotted that red Corvair trailing me.”

• “We’re almost as close as brothers; when you grow up in a tight-knit neighborhood like ours you get to know each other real well.”

• “I remembered Johnny - his face all cut up and bruised…”

Read the excerpt from Chapter 1

"I about decided I didn't like it so much, though, when I spotted that red Corvair trailing me. I was almost two blocks from home then, so I started walking a little faster. I had never been jumped, but I had seen Johnny after four Socs got hold of him, and it wasn't pretty. Johnny was scared of his own shadow after that. Johnny was sixteen then."

In this excerpt, the narrator uses the hyperbole scared of his own shadow in order to -

• emphasize how profound an effect Johnny's attack had on him

• impress the reader with his ability to use vivid language

• reveal that the narrator believes Johnny is immature

• hint that Johnny will not be a major character in the story

Darry is most likely as rough as he is beacuse he -

• feels a great responsibility to keep his family together

• has not been able to grieve for his mother and father

• recents both his brothers

Why does Ponyboy prefer to go to the movies alone?

• He does not like how the others always talk during the movie.

• He is the only one who can get in free.

• He likes to immerse himself into the movie in order to forget about the real world.

• No one else in the gang likes to go to the movies.

Which character is being described? “ He was cocky, smart, and Soda’s best buddy since grade school.  He could lift a hubcap quicker and more quietly than anyone in the neighborhood, but he also knew cars upside-down and backward,and he could drive anything on wheels,".

• Dally

• Two-Bit

• Soda

• Steve

Who is the narrator of this story? Through which point of view is this narrator speaking?

• Ponyboy, 3rd person POV

• Darry, 3rd person POV

• Ponyboy, 1st person POV

• Dally, 1st person POV

In the exposition, Ponyboy tells us repeatedly, "I don't use my head."  What can we infer that Pony knows?

• Pony knows that he is smart, but he doesn't want the other members of the gang to know.

• Ponyboy knows that he shouldn't be walking alone because he could easily get jumped by the Socs.

• Ponyboy knows that he should listen to Darry about coming home on time, but he wants to enjoy his alone time.

• Ponyboy knows that he is careless and reckless in the way that he is currently living his life with his brothers.

"They walked around slowly, silently, smiling." What effect does the alliteration in the above sentence have in Chapter 1?

• the same sound emphasizes the dramatic entrance of the Socs as they surround Ponyboy almost making the reader slow down and feel them circling around Pony

• the comparison shows the Socs as being dangerous because they come quietly with smiles on their faces ready to hurt the Greasers

• the same sound adds a dramatic effect that speeds up the action in the story and makes the reader wonder what is going to happen next

• the alliteration exaggerates the situation with Ponyboy making it seem larger than life so the reader is just as afraid as he is

To Darry, it is unfathomable why Ponyboy would be walking alone when he knows that the Socs are looking for Greasers to jump.  Using context clues, what does the word unfathomable mean?

• negligent, poor judgment

• careless, reckless

• wise, easily understood

• impossible to understand or comprehend