The Outsiders/ Academic Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. order of events starting with the earliest and following the order in which the events occurred
  2. 7. to describe a character in a work of literature with specific details
  3. 10. works all the time as a roofer to support his brothers since his parents died
  4. 11. she threw a coke on Dally at the Nightly Double
  5. 12. dropped out of school to work at a gas station
  6. 16. the mind of the character through which the reader is told a story
  7. 17. smart but doesn't use his head
Down
  1. 1. he is an 18-year-old junior in high school
  2. 2. lived the life of a real "hood" in New York City before moving to Tulsa
  3. 3. she is chatty and enjoys joking around with Two-Bit
  4. 4. to form an opinion or guess that something is true based on the information that you have
  5. 5. from the west side of town
  6. 8. to examine critically so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of
  7. 9. from the east side of town
  8. 13. to leave out or exclude, intentionally or forgetfully
  9. 14. the gang gives him love and support since both his mother and father abuse him verbally and physically
  10. 15. he is a car fanatic who does not get along with his father
  11. 18. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group, in an unfair way