Monday, 10/31/05 -- Copy homework into assignment book.
Warm Up. (Finish Test #7, if not already finished.)
  1. score : 20 :: gross : _______
  2. 7 days : week :: __________ : fortnight
  3. 10 years : decade :: 100 years : _________
  4. dozen : 12 :: baker's dozen : ________
  5. who's : they're :: whose : _____
Pretest #8
The Outsiders Chapter 8
  1. What word (that turns up often) comes up again when Pony compares his mother to Johnny's?
  2. ("quote") What makes Pony, for the first time, think of Dally as his buddy? (Use a quote from Dally.)
  3. On p111, we get an example of irony from Two-Bit. What is it?
  4. On p111, we also get an example of what seems to be foreshadowing. What is it?
  5. ("quote") Use a quote from Cherry to show how Dally is like Bob.
  6. Why does Pony suddenly bring up the sunset when he is talking to Cherry? (p 114) What is he trying to say? a) "I understand your problems now." b) He's trying to change the subject, because Johnny's condition is too sad to talk about. c) "Can I come over to your house to watch the sunset?"  d) He's trying to make her feel guilty.
  7. Bonus (extra credit): Pony goes off on Cherry (p113) because he thinks that she is _____(ing) him by helping the greasers before the rumble. (Use a previous vocabulary word.)
Chapter 9
  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. What lie does Dally tell the police officer as his excuse for speeding?