stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
The Outsiders Chapters 1-3 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
The Outsiders Chapters 1-3
The Outsiders Chapters 1-3
31 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
270 plays
Chapters 1-3 Questions for The Outsiders: characters, plot, and allusions from book
Flashcards
31 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
31
Answers
1
What literary device is used with the word
vroom
?
simile
metaphor
flashback
onomatopoeia
2
What was the Socs' style?
Madras Jackets
Leather jackets
White t-shirts
Slicked back hair
3
What made Ponyboy want to run away?
Darry grounded him
Sodapop moved out
Sodapop slapped him
Darry slapped him
4
"I was struck dumb" is a quotation that repeats the short /u/. What literary device is this?
metaphor
assonance
rhyme
simile
5
S.E. Hinton uses dashes, ellipses, and hyphens. In the correct order, identify these punctuation marks.
- - - ; . . . ; -
_____ ; . . . ; @
. . . ; - ; - - -
_ ; . . . ; ---
6
Which gang member got jumped by 4 Socs in the vacant lot?
Johnny
Sodapop
Steve
Ponyboy
7
What does the slang word "Heaters" mean?
Guns
Gas stove
An other gang
Blades
8
What two vehicles were very popular in the 50s?
Corvairs and Camaros
Mustangs and Corvairs
Corvairs and Caddies
Caddies and Mustangs
9
What was the one thing Sodapop always wanted?
A horse
To finish school
A mustang
A dog
10
Who is the narrator of the book?
Dally
Ponyboy
Two-Bit
Johnny
11
What does the slang word "soused" mean?
Drunk
Sober
Dazed
High
12
What literary device is used in Cherry Valance's quote, "Rat race is the perfect name for it."
rhyme
assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
13
What are the two gangs discussed in the book?
North Side and South Side
The Greasers and the Socs
The Bloods and the Crips
The T-Birds and the Pink Ladies
14
Who is the thug of the gang?
Johnny
Darry
Dally
Two-Bit
15
What does it mean to "shanghai" someone?
Trick/fool them
Take them to China
mug them
Kidnap them
16
What does the slang word "fuzz" mean?
hair
cops
gang members
mustache
17
"Soda's horse" was named Mickey Mouse. What literary technique was used with the name
Mickey Mouse
?
foreshadowing
simile
metaphor
allusion
18
What two gang members work at the gas station together?
Darry and Sally
Sodapop and Two-Bit
Two-Bit and Steve
Sodapop and Steve
19
Who are Cherry and Marcia?
Sisters of Dally
Actresses
Greaser Girls
Socy Girls
20
What happened to Ponyboy's parents?
They went to prison
They were murdered
They left their kids
They were in an auto-wreck
21
S.E. Hinton is ________________ . Choose the best answer.
All the above
Wrote The Outsiders because she was upset with what was happening around he
Wrote The Outsiders at age 16/ began writing it as a short story at 15
from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.
22
What actor is referenced in the first chapter?
John Newman
Paul Newman
Paul Walker
Elvis Presley
23
How did Cherry get her nickname?
Her Cherry Red lipstick
Her Cherry flavored bubble gum
Her Cherry Red hair
Her favorite drink is Cherry Cola
24
What popular social activity did everyone like to go do?
Putt Putt Golf
Bowling
Club dancing
Drive-in Movies
25
What decade does the book take place in?
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
26
Why was Ponyboy so late in getting back home?
He fell asleep in the park
He fell asleep in the vacant lot
He got mugged
He stayed at Johnny's house
27
What does the vocabulary word "ornery" mean?
Well-tempered
Cranky
Joyful
Depressed
28
Which of the following characters is NOT related to the rest?
Darry
Ponyboy
Sodapop
Johnny
29
The book foreshadows a murder in chapter 2, who do you think will be the one to do it?
Johnny
Dally
Two-Bit
Ponyboy
30
What does the slang word "tuff" mean?
rough
strong
trouble
cool
31
Which character do you think you're most like?
Johnny
Ponyboy
Sodapop
Darry
