The Outsiders Chapters 7 & 8

Questions and Answers

1. THE OUTSIDERS Chapter 7 & 8 Questions & Answers December 2018 Miss Riddell

2. Vocabulary

3. a) (page 101) radiates (verb) (of persons) to project (joy, goodwill, charm, etc.)

4. b) (page 102) third-degree (Google) burn (dictionary) (noun) an injury usually caused by heat T hird–degree (full thickness burns) go through dermis and affect deeper tissues. They result in white or blackened charred skin that may be numb.

5. c) (page 104) icebox (noun) older use – electric or gas refrigerator

6. d) (page 107) squaw (noun) Older use: Disparaging and Offensive – a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian woman, especially a wife In current times it is respectful to use the term First Nations or Indigenous.

7. e ) (page 108) manslaughter (noun) Law – the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought (without planning)

8. f) (page 113) outcast (noun) a person who is rejected or ignored by society

9. g) (page 113) exploits (noun) a s triking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act

10.   2. What are Johnny’s and Dally’s conditions? Johnny – badly burned (third-degree), broken back, paralyzed Dally – burned arm (will be scarred)

11. 3. Why would being paralyzed be worse for Johnny than for someone else? Johnny wouldn’t be able to escape from his house and his parent’s abuse and fighting. His parents may not take care of him. He wouldn‘t be able to play football or fight w ith the gang.

12. 4. Why did Randy come to talk to Ponyboy ? Randy was trying to understand why Johnny, Pony and Dally went into the burning church.

13. 5 . According to Randy, what was Bob’s biggest problem? Bob had no limits or responsibilities. His parents lack of limits shaped Bob’s personality and was the reason for his behavior. The result was that Bob acted more and more horrendously in an attempt to have his parents intervene. They never did.

14. 6. Randy suggests that all kids want their parents to set limits and to tell them “no” because this gives kids “something solid to stand on.” Is he right or wrong? How do you react when your parents don’t allow you to do something?

15. 7 . Explain the significance of the statement below. How does this statement separate Pony from many of the other characters? “Maybe you would have done the same thing, maybe a friend of yours wouldn’t have. It’s the individual.” Ponyboy Curtis, Pg. 115

16. Ponyboy believes everyone makes their own decisions. You can not judge a person based on a group. Dally and Johnny reacted differently even though they are both Greasers. One of the themes of the book asks the question: Are you truly are defined by your social class?

17. 8. Randy has a problem that can be described as a catch-22. Explain what a catch-22 is (you will likely need to look this up in a dictionary) and then explain how this is what Randy faces in regards to tonight’s rumble. Catch-22 (noun) a frustrating situation in which one is stuck with two bad choices; it’s a trap with no escape

18. This is true for Randy. On one hand, he doesn’t want to fight because it’s meaningless and won’t change or accomplish anything. On the other hand, if he doesn’t show up, he’ll be labelled as a chicken and will become a target of the other Soc boys. He considers running away, but knows that he can’t really do that, either. He doesn’t want to fight, but he feels trapped into having to fight.

19. 9. After talking with Randy, Ponyboy says he is comforted knowing that “things were rough all over.” Explain what he means by this. Ponyboy has had a growing hatred against Socs , but he now realizes that all of the boys have struggles and problems. As he gets to see the other side of the issue, he realizes that they all share more similarities than differences. They are all, at the end of the day, just guys.

20. 10. a) Explain in what ways the gang is family to Johnny and how his mother can never really be. The gang loves and takes care of Johnny and his mother doesn’t.

21. b) Explain why he doesn’t want his mother to visit him. Johnny doesn’t want to see his mother because he thinks she will blame him for his situation.

22. 11. Explain in detail the quote: “You know, the only thing that keeps Darry from being a Soc is us.” Two Bit Mathews, Pg. 126 Darry would have gone to college if his parents hadn't died. He would have gotten out of the neighborhood. He fit in with the Socs in high school through football and marks. His situation holds him back and he chooses to stay for his brothers.

23. 12. What is going on with Soda and Sandy? Sandy is pregnant. It is NOT Soda’s baby but he loves her and offered to marry her. However , her parents wouldn’t allow it and sent her away to live with an aunt.

24. 13. What was Cherry’s reason for not visiting Johnny? He killed her boyfriend Bob.

25. Was it the whole reason? Was it justified? On one hand, she knows that Bob was drunk and a bully and probably deserved the stabbing; she knows Johnny acted in self-defense. However, she loved her boyfriend, Bob, and can’t face the young man who killed him. She knew Bob’s good side and is having a hard time reconciling her feelings. She wants to help the Greasers and minimize the damage that will result from this evening’s rumble, but she just can’t bring herself to fully sympathize with the boy who killed Bob.

26. 14. a) Hyperbole Obvious and intentional exaggeration

27. 14. b) Metaphor A comparison, where a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance

28. 14. c) onomatopoeia The formation of a word, such as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom , by imitation of a sound

29. 14. d) Simile Two unalike things are compared using like or as

30. “The reporters fired one question right after another” (page 100 ) metaphor

31. “I heard Ford’s vrrrrooooom and thought: Soda’s driving.” (page 113 ) onomatopoeia

32. “ He so greaser… he goes to the barber for an oil change, not a haircut.” (page 114 ) hyperbole

33. “ He was as pale as the pillow and looked awful.” (page 120 ) simile

34. “ We knew better than to talk to Dally when his eyes were blazing.” (page 125 ) metaphor