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The Outsiders -- Chapters 1 – 5
Answer the following questions in complete sentences providing details and examples from the novel to
support your answers. Please use correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure.
1.
What happened to Ponyboy on the way home from the movies in Chapter 1?
2.
In Chapter 1, why is Darry upset with Ponyboy and what does this reveal about his character?
3.
Explain why do you think Johnny spoke up to Dally in Chapter 2?
4.
What did Cherry learn about the Greasers in Chapter 2?
5.
What kind of “troubles” of the Socs might Cherry have been referring to in Chapter 2?
6.
In Chapter 3, why do you think Ponyboy and Cherry told each other things they never told anyone
else before?
7.
How does Ponyboy feel about Darry and explain why?
8.
How does Ponyboy think Darry feels about him and explain why he feels this way?
9.
What happens to Ponyboy and Johnny in Chapter 4 and why? Explain the details.
10. In Chapter 5, based on the supplies Johnny got, what can you conclude about him?
11. What do you think the poem by Robert Front on page 77 means? Why do you think Ponyboy
remembered this poem and explain your reasoning.
12. How does Johnny feel about Dally and explain your reasoning?
13. How could Cherry be a spy for the Greasers?
For each vocabulary word, write the definition, part of speech and use it in a well-written sentence which
shows you understanding the words meaning.
14. Premonition
15. Impersonally
16. Contemptuously
17. Rebellious
18. Defiance