Tuesday, 11/5/13
Correcting Day!
I. Let's begin with Test #10.
Where did the wheels come off the cart?
II. On to yesterday's Literary Terms Quiz.
- The part in The Outsiders where
Ponyboy and Johnny save the kids from the fire would be part of the
_____ of the story. a) exposition b) inciting action
c) rising action d) climax e) falling action f)
resolution
- The part in The Outsiders where
Johnny tells Pony to "stay gold" would be part of the _______ of the
story. a) exposition b) inciting action c) rising
action d) climax e) falling action f) resolution
- The part in The Outsiders where
the greasers have the big rumble with the Socs would be part of the
______ of the story. a) exposition b) inciting action c)
rising action d) climax e) falling action f)
resolution
- The part in The Outsiders where
Pony gets jumped walking home from the movies would be part of the
_______ of the story. a) exposition b) inciting action c)
rising action d) climax e) falling action f)
resolution
- The following quote from Pony is an example that demonstrates which conflict in The Outsiders?
"I wasn't going to live in a lousy neighborhood all my life." a)
Pony vs. Darry b) greasers vs. Socs c) Dally vs. the
world d) Pony vs. Pony e) Pony vs. the world f) Pony
vs Socs
- Only one of the four major types of conflicts is not present in The Outsiders. Which one? a) man vs. man b) man vs. society c) man vs. nature d) man vs. himself
- "They were all tough as nails and looked
it." a) foreshadowing b) flashback c)
protagonist d) irony e) metaphor f) simile g)
theme h) NOTA
- "...half the hoods I know are pretty decent
guys...and a lot of Socs are just cold-blooded mean--but people usually
go by looks." a) foreshadowing b) flashback c)
protagonist d) irony e) metaphor f) simile g)
theme h) NOTA
- "Quiet, soft-spoken little Johnny...had taken a
human life." a) foreshadowing b) flashback c)
protagonist d) irony e) metaphor f) simile g)
theme h) NOTA
- "We were careful with our cigarettes--if that old
church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it." a)
foreshadowing b) flashback c) protagonist d)
irony e) metaphor f) simile g) theme h) NOTA
III. Outsiders Chapter 9.
- Pony says that the greasers "always get spruced
up before a rumble." This is... a) to surprise the Socs. b)
to show off to each other. c) to show the Socs they weren't
trash. d) all of the above e) none of the above
- Pony's main motivation for wanting to fight in
the rumble is to get back at the Socs for what they did to
Johnny. a) True b) False
- 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.
- Pony says the greasers were way outnumbered in the rumble. a) True b) False
- 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. e) NOTA
- This was foreshadowed when... a) Dally told
Pony and Two-Bit that he was "gonna be at that rumble no matter
what." b) Two-Bit told Pony he thought Dally would find a way to
be there. c) When Pony said that he had a feeling. d) When
Dally asked for Two-Bit's knife. e) It wasn't foreshadowed.
- What lie does Dally tell the police officer as
his excuse for speeding? a) He was late for work. b) He had to
visit Johnny in the hospital. c) Pony was hurt and needed medical
help. d) His car was breaking down, and he had to get it to a gas
station quickly. e) He was being chased.
- As Dally drives to the hospital he says, "...you
get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and
nothin' can touch you..." This is ironic because... a) Dally
isn't that tough. b) Dally tried to harden himself, but something
touched him anyway. c) Johnny was tough, but got hurt
anyway. d) It isn't ironic at all.
- When Johnny smiles before he dies, it's
because... a) he's dying a hero. b) the greasers won the
rumble. c) he wanted to die anyway. d) Dally was proud of
him. e) he remembered a joke Pony made in the church.
- What advice does Johnny give Pony before he
dies? a) "Get back at those Socs for me. b) "Don't be sad
for me." c) "Tell Dally there is some good in life" d)
"Listen to Darry." e) "Stay gold."
- What does he mean? a) Dally should soften
up. b) Pony should be more careful. c) Johnny feels it's
worth dying to save those kids. d) Don't turn tough. e) Win
the rumble for me.
- Dally's reaction when Johnny dies is... a) to
threaten to "beat the tar" out of Johnny if he doesn't get
better. b) to silently accept it like the greaser he is. c)
to grab Pony and shake him. d) to pound the wall, and run
out. e) none of the above.
IV. Outsiders Chapter 10...
- How did Ponyboy get home from the hospital? a)
He walked. b) Some guy gave him a ride. c) Darry and Soda
came and got him. d) The bus. e) He hitchhiked.
- When Pony told the rest of the gang how Dally ran out of the hospital, they...a)
were all shocked, b) said they knew it would happen, c) realized that
there were some things that affected even Dally, d) ran to find him e)
none of the above.
- When Dally pulled the gun, he forgot it wasn't loaded. a) True b) False
- Pony says that Dally died a hero. a) True b) False
- Why is Dally's death almost sadder than Johnny's? a)
He didn't deserve it. b) Because Dally was a hero for
saving Johnny. c) Because he was shot by the police. d) We had finally
seen Dally as a human being. e) He didn't want to die.
- Pony says that when he died, Dally was gallant. a) True b) False
- Pony's injuries after the rumble included...a) shock, b) exhaustion, c) concussion, d) all of the above, e) none of the above.
- How long was Pony delirious after the rumble? a) a week. b) 24 hours. c) 2+ days. d) 5 days. e) 12 hours.
- Most of the time Pony was delirious, he... a)
thought he was back in Civil War times. b) kept reliving the
rumble. c) kept reliving the fire. d) thought he was in
Windrixville e) none of the above.
- What was the reason Pony gave for not wanting to eat while he was sick? a)
He wasn't hungry. b) The thought of food made him ill. c)
He was too tired to eat. d) He didn't like baloney. e) None
of the above.
- The part in The Outsiders where Pony says that "nobody would write editorials praising Dally" would be part of the __________ of the story. a) exposition b) inciting action c) rising action d) climax e) falling action
- "My stomach gave a violent start and turned into a hunk of ice." a) foreshadowing b) flashback c) simile d) irony e) metaphor
V. Last Night's Homework. (6 points)
VI. Quiz on Last Night's Homework. (7 points) Write the answer.
- When the student searched for "Could an asteroid
hit Earth?" the search engine returned more than 10,000 results.
a) True b) False c) You can't tell.
- Even though the student asked a five word
question, the search engine ignored one or more of them. How many words
were ignored? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
- A link is always underlined. a) True b) False
- A web address is also known as a... a) ULR. b) http. c) search engine. d) site. e) URL.
- Not including the search feature, how many
"interactive areas" (places where you can do something) are linked to
on the "All About Asteroids" main page? a) 1 b) 2 c)
3 d) 4 e) 0
- From what we can tell from the main page, the
"All About Asteroids" site gives information on... a) how many
asteroids hit Mars each year. b) how people can make their own
model asteroids. c) what an asteroid is. d) movie myths
about asteroids. e) all of the above.
- Which link would you click to look for something
else about asteroids on the "All About Asteroids" site that's not
listed on the main page? a) See More Science Topics b) See
More General Topics c) Search This Site d) E-mail the
Authors e) Take This Poll
VII. Outsiders Projects
FakeBook Example for Percy Jackson