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The Outsiders Chapter 9

Directions: For each question, write at least a 6-sentence response with a topic sentence, citation, and
explanation.
Reading Target #1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis and inferences made from the text.
1. Why does Johnny tell Ponyboy to stay gold? What does stay gold refer to and what does it
mean?
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Reading Target # 2: Determine a theme and how its developed by characters, setting, and plot.
2. At the end of Chapter 9, both Dally and Johnny advise Ponyboy. Dally tells Ponyboy, Youd better
wise up, Pony you get tough like me and you dont get hurt (147) while Johnny tells Ponyboy,
Stay gold (148). What lesson do you think Ponyboy learns? And what theme or lesson do you
think readers can learn from this moment in the novel?
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