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The Outsiders
Chapter 1-2 Questions
Directions: Answer each question completely using specific
details from the chapters.
Chapters 1-2
1.Identify Ponyboy, Darry, and Soda. What are the
characteristics of each? What actions support these
character traits?
PONYBOY
DARRY
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SODA
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2. What are the major differences between the Greasers
and the Socs?
Socs
Greasers
3. Name the other members of Ponyboy’s gang? Which
characters stand out? Why?
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4. When Ponyboy was on his way home from the movies;
what happened?
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5. Who did Dally, Johnny and Ponyboy meet at the Nightly
Double?
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6. When Dally met Cherry, how did he treat her? What was
his approach?
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7. How did Pony approach Marcia? How did he treat her?
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8. What are some of the major differences between Dally
and Ponyboy?
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9. Why did Cherry respond to Ponyboy differently? Why do
you think this is?
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10. What happened to the boys that Cherry and Marcia
were with?
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11. Why did Pony seem surprised to get along with Cherry
and Marcia?
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12. Before this story took place, something bad happened
to Johnny; what was it? How did he respond to it?
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13. Why does Pony have a hard time believing Cherry
when she says that the Socs also have problems just like
the Greasers do?
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w the Socs were more of a disgrace and menace to society than the Greasers. Look at
how society viewed and treated the two groups. Examine the characteristics of each
group, their actions, and the choices each made. Be sure to support your ideas with
examples from the novel.
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