The Outsiders 5-6

According to Ponyboy, what is the greasers' trademark?

• their cars

• their hair

• their tennis shoes

• their attitudes

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What poem does Ponyboy recite when he and Johnny are looking at the sunrise?

• The Road Not Taken
• The Raven
• The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
• Nothing Gold Can Stay

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What is the theme of the poem Ponyboy recites?

• Nature is pretty cool.

• Youth and innocence will last forever.

• YOLO (you only live once)

• Youth and innocence will not last forever.

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The main event of chapter 6 is

• The church fire

• The death of Bob

• Dally peeling out of the parking lot

• Jerry can't fit through the window

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Read the excerpt from chapter 6, then answer the question:

"That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated suspicious look in his eyes. He looked like he was having the time of his life."

Which signpost is this and how do we know?

• Aha Moment--Ponyboy realizes Johnny is the bravest of all the greasers.

• Again and Again--Johnny is always having the time of his life.

• Contrast and Contradiction--Johnny is not behaving like his usual self because he feels a sense of purpose helping the kids escape from the fire.

• Words of the Wiser--Ponyboy is giving Johnny advice about how he should try harder to succeed in life.

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When Ponyboy is reunited with his brothers in the hospital, what does he finally realize?

• that Johnny is his best friend

• that he doesn't like Dally

• that Sodapop looks like a movie star

• that Darry truly cares about him

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When Ponyboy does finally realize something important at the end of chapter 6, what type of signpost is this?

• Memory Moment

• Aha Moment

• Words of the Wiser

• Contrast & Contradiction

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If the Socs win the rumble, things go on as usual. If the greasers win, 

• then the Socs have to stay out of greaser territory

• then the Socs have to leave town

• then the greasers have to stay out of Soc territory.

• then the greasers have to stay out of Soc territory.

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Dally's Contrast and Contradiction occurs when

• he is the first person to jump out of the car to help save the children from the burning church.

• he tells Johnny to turn himself into the cops because he can't stay on the run forever.

• he speaks in a nasty tone to Johnny, which shows that he doesn't like Johnny at all.

• he speaks in a caring way to Johnny, which shows that he actually cares about someone other than himself.

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Who will be the "spy" for the greasers?