Chapters 1-2
1. In what point of view is The Outsiders written? __________________________(2 pts.)
2. Do you think Hinton’s choice of narrators is effective? Why or why not? (3 pts.)
3. Fill in the chart below with the information you get from Chapters 1 and 2. (20 pts.)
Character’s Name
Physical Traits
Personality Traits
Other
Information
Ponyboy Curtis
Darrel “Darry” Curtis
Sodapop Curtis
Johnny Cade
Dallas “Dally” Winston
Keith “Two-Bit” Mathews
Sherri “Cherry” Valance
4. Read the full passages, which are found in the text on the pages identified below. Pick ONLY
one of the passages (a or b), and respond to it. Circle/highlight the passage you use. (10)
Responses, Ideas, Questions, Connections
Text
a) page 13: “Me and Darry just didn’t dig each
other. I never could…He just hollered at me.”
b) page 33: “Johnny didn't open his eyes, but
there came…they’re gone now. It's okay.”
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5. Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the Greasers and the Socials. Remember to
use the general characteristics of each group, NOT individual group members. (10)
GREASERS
SOCIALS
BOTH
6. A flashback is a literary device that a writer uses to interrupt a story in order to relate an
event that happened at an earlier time. In Chapter 2, on page 24, Hinton uses flashback.
What past event did Hinton relate through Ponyboy’s narration? (4) Why did she use
flashback in this case? (6) Be sure to paraphrase the past event, and explain why the
information in the flashback was important for character development.
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Chapters 3-4
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7. In the beginning of Chapter 3, Cherry and Ponyboy are talking about the
differences and similarities between Greasers and Socials.
Paraphrase what they discussed (4). What separated the Greasers from the Socs,
according to Ponyboy? Quote what Ponyboy says and parenthetically cite the
quotation with the author and page number. (6)
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8. $In$Chapter 3, Ponyboy states that Darry is “not like Sodapop at all and he sure ain’t like me.
He’s hard as a rock and about as human. He’s got eyes exactly like frozen ice.” What does
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mean? (5) Is his opinion about Darry accurate? Explain. Use evidence from the
book to prove your claim.(5)
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9. A eulogy is a speech or piece of writing that praises someone, usually at that person’s
funeral. Write a eulogy (100 word minimum) for Bob Sheldon from the perspective of either
(a) a Greaser, or (b) a Social, but not both. Remember that you are to praise the deceased, but
you can mention some of his human flaws or failings. (10)
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10. Read the full passages, which are found in the text on the pages identified below. Pick
ONLY one of the passages (a or b), and respond to it. Circle/highlight the passage you use.(10)
Responses, Ideas, Questions, Connections
Text
a) page 39: “I have quite a rep for being…me
talking. Till I met Cherry Valance.”
b) page 56: “He was sitting next to me, one
elbow on…jump and my blood turned icy.”
Chapter 5
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11. In Chapter 5, Johnny tells Ponyboy that Dally reminds him of the gallant Southern
gentlemen in Gone With the Wind. Use evidence from the text to show what Dally did to make
Johnny think that he is gallant. Cite the page where you found the evidence. (5)
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12. Pick one of the items (a or b) and respond on the lines below.
Be sure to highlight the questions you will be answering.
a) Write the definition of the word gallant. Do you think that the definition
matches Johnny’s idea of the word gallant? Why or why not? (5)
b) Write the definition of the word gallant. Do you feel that another character in the novel is
more worthy of that label? Write the name of the character and justify your choice with
details from the novel. (5)
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13. How did Johnny and Ponyboy occupy their time while hiding out in the church? (5) How
would you occupy your time if you were in the same situation? Why? (5)
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Chapter 5
14. In Chapter 5, Ponyboy shares the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost (Hinton
77) with Johnny. Read the poem below, take notes as your teacher analyzes it, and be
prepared to relate it to the main theme of The Outsiders when asked. (10)
Nature’s first green is
gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a
flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to
leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Class Notes
“Nature’s first green” symbolizes...
“gold” symbolizes...
“Her” refers to…
“early leaf” symbolizes...
“a flower” represents...
“only so an hour” means...
“leaf subsides to leaf” means...
(subsides=sinks down, settles, goes down)
“Eden sank to grief” alludes to...
(allusion=a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. Allusions are
often indirect or brief references to well-known characters or events.)
“So dawn goes down to day” refers to...
“Nothing gold can stay” means...
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