The Outsiders (Chapters 1-5)

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Across
  1. 6. The surname of the author
  2. 7. the name of the place they meet Cherry and Marcia for the first time
  3. 8. Their nickname for the police
  4. 9. I’m the poet Ponyboy quotes on page 81
  5. 13. Johnny is badly [what] by his parents [Hint: begins with ‘N’]
  6. 18. The age of the author when she wrote the novel
  7. 19. what a lot of them carry in their back pockets to protect themselves
  8. 22. A type of car some of the Socs drive
  9. 23. the name of the book that Johnny buys for Ponyboy (p. 74)
  10. 24. I’m thinking about turning myself in, it was self defence
  11. 25. Ponyboy tells us he’s sort of addicted to this American soft drink
  12. 27. when we compare two things using like or as
Down
  1. 1. Yeah I get on Ponyboy’s case, but it’s just because I care about him
  2. 2. Where the church the boys hide in is situated
  3. 3. Where Ponyboy dreams of going
  4. 4. I’m the joker of the gang, a bit of a wise-cracker
  5. 5. the name of the main character / our narrator
  6. 10. What the Soc Bob wore that led to Johnny being so badly beaten up
  7. 11. we’re the good guys, in t-shirts and leather jackets, hair slicked back
  8. 12. the writing technique used to bring a character to life, to make them seem real
  9. 14. I’m the singer the Greasers can’t stand (p. 63)
  10. 15. People think I’m dangerous, a little nuts, you know!
  11. 16. The card game the boys play in the church to keep themselves entertained
  12. 17. the book is dedicated to me
  13. 18. The picture on the front cover of the book gives us an idea of the [what] of the novel
  14. 19. I sure do miss my old horse Micky Mouse (p. 41)
  15. 20. Cherry throws a cup of this all over Dally
  16. 21. Ponyboy nearly gets drowned in this before Johnny steps in
  17. 26. Cherry has become a secret [what] for the Greasers
  18. 28. “Good grades, tough cars, nice girls, madras shirts, and Mustangs and Corvairs – If I had worries like that I’d consider myself lucky”… is example of what writing technique?