The Outsiders Review Game

1.Each table consists of a team. 2.A new person will answer a question each round. 3.You will have seconds to discuss the answer to a question with your team. 4.If it is your turn, you will then immediately answer the question. 5.If you are correct, your team will get 1 point for the correct answer. Your team will also get the opportunity to shoot a ball into the trashcan from a 1, 2, or 3 point line. 6.If the shot is made, that team gets extra-credit. Rules of Trashketball

 I am the author of The Outsiders. Who Am I?

 S. E. Hinton

 I am a wisecracker; I can’t stop making funny remarks or jokes all of the time. Who am I?

 Two bit

 I killed Bob in self defense. Who Am I?

 Johnny

 I killed Dally. Who Am I?

 The police

 I am known for my “firey” red hair. I can hold my own in a conversation with anyone. I am a “spy” for the Greasers. Who Am I?

 Cherry

 I am very well liked by most people. I get away with everything. When I get in trouble, my parents blame themselves. I wish that someone would tell me, “No!” Who am I?

 Bob

 I constantly feel as if I am in the middle of a tug of war. I am always caught between my two brother’s fighting. I’ve been described as “movie star handsome.” Who Am I?

 Soda Pop

 I am Soda’s best buddy since grade school; I am really good with cars. Who Am I?

 Steve

 I hate the world. I am tougher than everyone else. I’ve been in and out of jail. Who Am I?

 Dally

I am the “pet” of the gang. I am like a puppy that has been kicked too many times. Who Am I?

 Johnny

 I am not going to the rumble because it won’t do any good. I realize that fighting doesn’t change anything. Who Am I?

 Randy

 I have more worries than somebody my age ought to. I work during the day as a roofer. Who Am I?

 Darry

 I am a loner; I get good grades, but I don’t always use my head. I get into a lot of trouble with my friend when I run away during the night. Who Am I?

 Ponyboy

 A ray of gold touched the hills. Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Personification

 Pony’s dream came true---he went to the country. Literary Device – What Am I?

 Irony

 Sweat ran down my face and back. Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Personification

 The horizon was a thin golden line. Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Metaphor

 He had…ears like a lynx. Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Simile

 So dawn goes down to day. Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Alliteration

 Everything held its breath. Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Personification

 The line, "Her hardest hue to hold,” from “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is an example of ______________________. Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Alliteration

 “So, I sat there like a bump on a log.” (Ponyboy) Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Simile

 The lesson that a poem or short story is trying to teach. Literary Device – What Am I?

 Theme

 “Johnny was a candle with the flame gone out.” Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Metaphor

 “The fire reached out and grabbed Johnny’s jacket.” Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Personification

 Soda wanted to marry Sandy even though the baby wasn’t his, yet she rejected him. Literary Device - What Am I?

 Irony

 He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue- green ice. Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Simile

 "Darry didn't deserve to work like an old man when he was only twenty." Figurative Language – What Am I?

 Simile

 What does the sunset symbolize? Literary Device

 Unity  It shows that even though there are differences between the Greasers and the Socs, they are still alike or the same in some ways.

 What poem does Ponyboy quote by Robert Frost? Trivia

 “Nothing Gold Can Stay”

 What is the main thing that keeps Darry from being a Soc? Trivia

 The Greasers

 What is the Curtis boys favorite food? Trivia

 Chocolate cake

 Give an an example of when Johnny did not feel extremely scared or defeated. Trivia

 When he saved the children from the fire

 What book did Ponyboy and Johnny read while they were at the church? Trivia

 Gone with the Wind

 How old was S. E. Hinton when she wrote The Outsiders? Trivia

 15 to 16.

 In what small town was the old abandoned church in which Ponyboy and Johnny hid out? Trivia

 Windrixville

 What is the name of Soda Pop’s horse? Trivia

 Mickey Mouse

 In what sport does Ponyboy participate at school? Trivia

 track

 What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side? Trivia

 sunsets

 Why does Sodapop’s girlfriend Sandy move to Florida? Trivia

 Because she is pregnant

 How does Ponyboy get a concussion? Trivia

 He is kicked in the head during the rumble.

 Why are Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in? Trivia

 The girls walked away from their boyfriends when they found out their boyfriends had been drinking.

 Why does Johnny bleach Ponyboy’s hair? Trivia

 So he won’t be recognized as easily.

 What food does Ponyboy hate to eat? Trivia

 bologna

 According to Johnny, Dally is gallant because he didn’t tell ____________. Trivia

 Because Dally took the rap for something he didn’t do.  He didn’t tell the police that Two bit was the one who had stolen something instead of him.

 What is the meaning of the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay? Trivia

 All good things must end