Bell-ringer:
Directions: Write the following sentences. Then, define the underlined words
using context clues and prior knowledge.
- Because of the drought, the ground
has been consistently arid.
2. The aroma from the bakery entering our noses made our mouths water.3. In the jungle, it was hard for the soldiers to see the enemy assailants waiting to strike.4. The witness attested that the evidence was in fact true.5. Her quiet voice is barely audible in this noisy classroom
Chapters 1-3 Discussion Questions
Answer the following questions
with complete sentences. Make sure
to answer the questions fully with complete
sentences. Have I mentioned to answer with complete sentences?
Chapter One
1. Describe Ponyboy, Darry, Dally, and Johnny.
1. Describe Ponyboy, Darry, Dally, and Johnny.
2. Who are the Socials? Who are the Greasers? (I am not looking for a list of names but characteristics.)
3. How do Ponyboy's relationships with Darry and Sodapop differ? Explain.
4. Why is the 'gang' important to Johnny?
Chapter Two
1. Who are Cherry and Marcia? Why do they hang-out with greaser boys at the Dingo?
1. Who are Cherry and Marcia? Why do they hang-out with greaser boys at the Dingo?
2. Why doesn't Ponyboy like referring to Sodapop as a dropout?
2. What does Ponyboy mean on p. 39 when he says "Johnny and I understood each other without saying anything"?
3.
Where does Pony wish he could live? Why would he choose that place over his
current home?
4. Why does Johnny like it better when his father is hitting him?
5. At the end of the chapter, how does the author foreshadow that bad things are to come?
1. Incredulous
2. Aloofness
3. Smoldering
4. Contemptuous
5. Nonchalantly
6. Unceasingly
7. Rueful
8. Gallant
9. Isle
10.
Aisle
11.
Coordination
12.
Drowned
13.
Improvement
14.
Symmetrical
15.
Disposable
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