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Grade 8 The Outsiders
What does Cherry mean when she says "things are rough all over"?
  1. Don't get too hard and tough
  2. Despite appearances, everyone has problems
  3. She feels bad that her life is perfect and Pony's is so rough
  4. A hero is not measured by image but by deeds
Grade 8 The Outsiders
"I started buttoning up the shirt. It about swallowed me" is an example of which 2 literary devices?
  1. simile and metaphor
  2. hyperbole and personification
  3. oxymoron and idiom
  4. alliteration and allusion
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Define Incredulous.
  1. believing strongly in something
  2. amazement
  3. feeling or showing lack of disbelief
  4. surprised about something
Grade 8 The Outsiders
What did Johnny leave for Ponyboy?
  1. An essay that he wrote that would later be known as "The Outsiders".
  2. A copy of "Gone With the Wind" with a note.
  3. A letter to his mother.
  4. A book of poems by Robert Frost.
Grade 8 The Outsiders
"He's so greasy, he glides when he walks. He goes to the barber for an oil change, not a haircut" is an example of what 2 literary devices?
  1. hyperbole and metaphor
  2. simile and metaphor
  3. hyperbole and personification
  4. oxymoron and idiom
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Which theme from "The Outsiders" is illustrated by the following example? Pony can better cope with Bob's death once he sees the cocky, scared boy behind Bob's Soc image.
  1. Adapting to life may mean sacrificing your humanity and getting tough.
  2. Maturing means becoming sensitive to others as individuals.
  3. Trying to conform to the customs and rules of a group can create problems for an individual.
  4. A hero is not measured by image but by deeds
Grade 8 The Outsiders
In the park after Darry hits him, Ponyboy says, "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong."
  1. This foreshadows the flight of Johnny & Pony after Johnny kills Bob.
  2. This foreshadows that there will be much bloodshed later which may all have been cause by his own hand.
  3. This foreshadows that things are about to get worse when Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped and Bob will be killed leading to the tragic chain of events in the story.
  4. This foreshadows that the church will catch on fire.
Grade 8 The Outsiders
Which theme from "The Outsiders" is illustrated by the following example? Pony protests that the Socs have all the advantages.
  1. Adapting to life may mean sacrificing your humanity and getting tough.
  2. Life isn't fair
  3. The deepest love is often hidden
  4. A hero is not measured by image but by deeds
Grade 8 The Outsiders
A flashback scene occurs in the novel when:
  1. Pony imagines how life on a farm would be
  2. Johnny is in the hospital thinking about his mother
  3. Pony explains to Cherry how Johnny was beaten
  4. Soda thinks about his future with Sandy
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