Tuesday, 10/17/00
Warm Up:
1) out ( _ _ _ ) ter
2) Pony : Johnny :: Dally : _____
3) Pony : Soda :: Johnny : _____
4) Which doesn't fit and why? wagon, bus, chariot, sleigh, car
5) diagnosis : doctor :: verdict : _____
6) Which is the largest? larpode, rhose, snukk, giter, earzb, omseo, arbtib
7) Why does Pony suddenly bring up the sunset when he is talking to Cherry? (p 114) What is he trying to say? (+1 if you can relate it to something else Pony said.)

a) Read Chapter 9 aloud. b) Answer questions 1-11 in notebook. c)  Read Chapter 10 silently. d) Answer questions 12-14 in notebook.

Chapter 9 and 10. Write the letter of the phrase that best answers the question or finishes the statement. Also copy the answer associated with each letter. For the T/F question, write true if it is true, and fix the statement if it is false.

  1. Pony says that the greasers "always get spruced up before a rumble." This is... a) to surprise the Socs, b) to show off, c) to show the Socs they weren't trash, d) all of the above, e) none of the above.
  2. Soda likes fights ...a) for the action, b) for the competition, c) because everyone else does, d) a and b, e) none of the above. f) a, b, and c
  3. Steve fights for...a) conformity, b) action, c) hatred, d) pride.
  4. Darry fights for...a) pride, b) conformity, c) the action, d) hatred, e) all of the above, f) none of the above.
  5. Two-Bit fights because...a) he hates the world, b) he's proud of his muscles, c) because everyone fights, d) all of the above, e) none of the above.
  6. What makes Tim Shepard's gang and the Brumly boys different from Pony and his gang? a) The Shepard and Brumly gangs are not very well organized, b) The Shepard and Brumly gangs are a lot older, c) The Shepard and Brumly gangs were going to be hoods all their lives, d) Pony and his gang used knives and other weapons, e) none of the above, f) all of the above.
  7. Pony compares the scene of Darry and the Soc, Paul, circling each other to...a) a scene from a JD movie, b) a boxing match, c) a wrestling match, d) wolves in a Jack London book.
  8. True or False: Darry was the first one to throw a punch in the rumble.
  9. How did Dally get out of the hospital? a) snuck out, b) bribed a nurse to let him out, c) the doctor said he was well enough to leave, d) "talked" the nurse into it.
  10. On page 128, Dally starts raving wildly: "...you get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you..." How is this ironic?
  11. What advice does Johnny give to Pony? What does he mean? 
  12. "But I knew that was what Dally wanted...and he always got what he wanted." (p134)  Did he really always get what he wanted? Explain.
  13. Was Dallas Winston gallant? Use an example or two from the book to back up what you say.
  14. Why is Dally's death almost sadder than Johnny's?