The Outsiders TEST :O Flashcards
What’s Ponyboy’s pride?
His hair
What was Ponyboy’s eerie feeling in the church?
Premonition
What does “tuff” mean?
Sharp and cool
What is a dynamic character?
A character that changes in the story
What is a static character?
A character that doesn’t have a dramatic change in the story
What is a round character?
Characters that are fully developed
What is a flat character?
A character that is simple and uninteresting
What are the five methods of indirect characterization?
Speech Thoughts Effect on others Actions Looks
What is indirect characterization?
when the author shows things that reveal the personality of a character
What is direct characterization?
when the author tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
Why would Dally be mad when he reads the newspaper?
They didn’t mention his police record
What did Cherry say that annoys Ponyboy?
” Things are rough all over.”
What is a circular ending?
when a story circles back the the beginning, creating a cyclical effect
What’s a rat race?
endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit
What is foreshadowing?
a literary device using hints to give the reader an idea of what’s going to happen
