The Outsiders (Chapters 7-9)

At the start of Chapter 7, which characters were in the waiting room "waiting to hear how Dally and Johnny were"?

• Soda, Johnny, and Darry

• Ponyboy, Soda, and Darry

• Two-Bit, Dally, and Johnny

• The only ones there were the doctors.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Two-Bit says

,

(b) Johnny says

,

(c) Ponyboy says/thinks

,

(d) Dally

• "We gotta win that fight tonight."

• "I knew Johnny understood what I mean. We had always been close buddies."

• "Anybody home?"

• "I'm Pretty bad off, ain't I, Pony?"

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Reorder the following

• Two-Bit snaps at Johnny's mother.

• Cherry and Ponyboy talk about Bob.

• Ponyboy asks Cherry about the sunset.

• The Socs and Greasers rumble.

• Two-Bit gets the doctor to let the Greasers see Johnny.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.3A

What does Johnny take at the beginning of Chapter 9 to prepare for the rumble?

• chicken

• aspirin

• water

• penicillin

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Which character is responsible for the following dialogue/character thought?

"'You'll be okay,' I said with fake cheerfulness. 'You gotta be. We couldn't get along without you'"(121).

• Johnny

• Ponyboy

• Dally

• Darry

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the following text evidence show?

"'You'll be okay,' I said with fake cheerfulness. 'You gotta be. We couldn't get along without you.'"

• The Greasers see Johnny as irreplaceable.

• The Greasers are losing faith in Johnny's loyalty.

• The Greasers hate Johnny's mother.

• Ponyboy is weak.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

What book does Johnny want Ponyboy to read to him?

• Stay Gold

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

• Gone with the Wind

• The Outsiders

What weapons, if any, are allowed at the rumble?

• Skin (fists) only

• Chains

• Baseball Bats

• Knives

What is revealed about Ponyboy and Cherry through the following quotation?

"...can you see the sunset real good from the West Side?" (129)

• They want the Socs to lose the rumble.

• They want to find common ground between Greasers and Socs.

• They are nature lovers.

• They are in love.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the author use Ponyboy's thoughts to reveal things about characters and events in the text? Use relevant CER (Claim/5 points, Evidence/5 points, Reasoning/5 points) to support your response. Sample claim: The author uses Ponyboy's thoughts to reveal character traits and plot events throughout the novel.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A