Group 6 Alina Ariel

The Outsiders Chapters 2 & 3 Samantha

Student Responses
Preview the questions before reading Use full sentences to respond to the questions in
each section. When you have finished the left column
reading the section, respond
thoughtfully and in complete sentences
to each one.

1. Why does Cherry Valance interest Ponyboy? (why is she She is the definition of perfect to Ponyboy. She is pretty and a
interesting to him) cheerleader.

2. What does Ponyboy tell Cherry when she remarks that Ponyboy tell her about the Socs and how badly they beat him up. How
Johnny seems to have been “hurt bad sometime”? they found him one night when they were walking home.

3. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy in defense of the Socs? That not all Socs are like that. Socs have their own problems too.

He couldn’t accept her opinion because he didn’t believe that Socs could
4. Why can’t ponyboy accept her opinion? have things to worry about. He thinks that they don’t have to worry
about big things or problems.

5. According to Cherry what makes the Socs different from The thing that makes them different is the set of values. The greasers are
the greasers? more emotional and the Socs are more sophisticated.

6. What does the episode about Mickey Mouse tell you about That they cared about each other a lot. They are really close and they
Sodapop and Ponyboy? (their relationship) would do anything for each other.

7. Why is Darry angry when Ponyboy returns home, and how He is angry because Ponyboy showed up to the house 2 hours late. Darry
does he express his anger? reacts by slapping Ponyboy in the face.

He runs with Ponyboy down some blocks and then when they were out
8. How does Johnny try to comfort Ponyboy when Ponyboy of breath the take a seat on the curb. Johnny hands him a cigarette and
returns to his vacant lot? tried to calm him down.

An example of foreshadowing in chapter 3 is,” Things gotta get better, I

9. Give an example of foreshadow from chapters 1-3.
figured. They couldn’t get any worse. I was wrong

10. Give an example of flashback from chapters 1-3

An example of a flash back was when Ponyboy was talking with Cherry.
Ponyboy told her about the time that Johnny got beat up by the Socs.

Wisecracking: A joke

Madras: A type of fabric

Select 5 vocabulary words from this section. Write them with Corvair: A type of car
their definitions/ meanings.
Aloofness: Being distant or reserved

Snooker: A game played with cues on a billiard table