Test 2. Name:                                                                                 Date:                             Period:
Adjectives: ___/5  ___/6  ___/5   KBAR: ___/40    
Outsiders Quizzes: ___/6  ___/8
Vocabulary Homework: ____/20     Vocabulary Practices: ___/11  ___/12  ___/11
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss:


Vocabulary. a) aloof  b) elite  c) elude  d) incredulous  e) contemptuous  f) roguish  g) gallant  h) facade  i) ironic j) asset
  1. At the party, he stood ______ off to the side of the room, quietly watching the festivities. 
  2. If you make the Scholar List you are a part of the educational ________.
  3. He was a(n) _____ to his community because he volunteered for every event. 
  4. Even after I read the poem three times, the meaning still ______(ed) me.  
  5. It was rather _______ that her dog was run over by an Animal Rescue vehicle.  
  6. The Socs are the _______ social class in 1967 Tulsa, whereas the greasers are at the other end of the scale. 
  7. “Guess what I’ve been in jail for?” asked Dally, grinning ____(ly).   
  8. Her gentleness was a(n) _______ in her job as a veterinarian.
  9. Dally spat on the ground ______(ly) when he thought of what the Socs did to Johnny. 
    Classwork.
  10. Every story has to have a  ____.   a) middle  b) person  c) conclusion  d) message  e) conflict  f) theme
  11. The root cred means...   a) truth  b) crazy  c) pay  d) believe  e) wild  f) possible  g) NOTA
  12. Which word doesn't belong? a) evaluate  b) predict  c) question  d) summarize  e) react
  13. Even though words like gross, ugly, fun, and weird are technically adjectives, they are really _____, and not ______.  a) descriptions, modifications  b) opinions, adjectives  c) opinions, descriptions  d) modifiers, descriptions  e) articles, opinions  (Hint: Show not Tell.)
    Adjectives.
  14. We did the running long jump today in PE.  a) adjective   b) not an adjective
  15. I like the sound of running water.  a) adjective   b) not an adjective
  16. Yesterday we were running through the field.  a) adjective   b) not an adjective
  17. She was part of an elite gymnastics team.  a) adjective   b) not an adjective
  18. Ponyboy winced as he thought of getting jumped.  a) adjective   b) not an adjective
    The Outsiders.  Open book.
  19. "The shade of difference that separates a greaser from a hood wasn't present in _____." a) Dally  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Johnny
  20. "If it weren't for the gang, _______ would never have known what love and affection are."  a) Dally  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Johnny
  21. “…doesn’t understand anything that isn’t plain, hard fact.”  a) Dally  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Johnny
  22. "...didn't care whether there was a law or not..."   a) Dally  b) Darry  c) Soda  d) Two-Bit  e) Pony  f) Steve  g) Johnny
  23. Dally : the world :: Johnny : ___   a) Dally  b) his parents  c) the world  d) Steve  e) All of these.
  24. In chapter 1, Pony compares himself to Pip, in Great Expectations, because... a) Pip was an orphan like him.  b) Pip had two older brothers.  c) People judged Pip as low-class  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA
  25. "They are right. You are a hood." Who's talking?  a) The girl in one of Pony's classes  b) Dally's ex-girlfriend   c) Steve  d) Two-Bit's mom  e) The Socs who jumped Pony
  26. Soda agrees with Pony that Darry doesn't seem to like Pony very much.  a) True  b) False
  27. The main conflict of  The Outsiders so far seems to be... a) Pony vs. his parents  b) Pony vs. the Steve  c) Soc vs. greaser  d) greasers vs.  school  e) NOTA
  28. Another conflict we have seen is...  a) Pony vs Johnny  b) Darry vs Steve  c) Soda vs Pony  d) Pony vs himself  e) NOTA
    Husker Du? "Do You Remember?"
  29. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  30. it:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  31. What is it about our narrator that drives his brother Darry crazy?  a) He's always getting in trouble.  b) His absent-mindedness.  c) His grades are poor.  d) All of the above.  e) NOTA