The Outsiders - Chapters 1-6 - Multiple Information - SY26

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Across
  1. 4. Theme: family bonds among Greasers.
  2. 7. Alternate REFLECTION entry if needed for placement.
  3. 8. Alternate THEME entry for fill flexibility.
  4. 11. A place where Greasers hang out, work, and sometimes hide.
  5. 15. Wealthy rival gang.
  6. 21. "I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me." — Ponyboy.
  7. 22. Johnny’s mood after the killing.
  8. 24. "You don’t ever think."
  9. 27. "I make good grades and have a high IQ and everything, but I don’t use my head."
  10. 29. Event that launches the rising action.
  11. 31. Greaser trait shown in sticking together.
  12. 33. Greaser known for loyalty and humor, always carrying a switchblade.
Down
  1. 1. Literary term: background information that sets up a story.
  2. 2. Second Dally clue/quote (for placement flexibility).
  3. 3. Ponyboy’s group; working-class kids.
  4. 4. "You know what a greaser is? White trash with long hair."
  5. 5. Central idea of a literary work.
  6. 6. Point of highest tension in a story.
  7. 9. Ponyboy’s pride; symbol of Greaser identity.
  8. 10. Repeated struggle between Greasers and Socs.
  9. 12. "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn’t get worse. I was wrong." — Ponyboy.
  10. 13. "I reckon we’re the lucky ones." # duplicate-captioned second Johnny entry
  11. 14. "I’m never nice. Want to know why? Because people expect you to be nice and all."
  12. 16. Alternate SOCS entry to help fill grid.
  13. 17. Repeat entry for SUNSET (reflects repeated motif).
  14. 18. When the opposite of what is expected occurs.
  15. 19. Bob’s ring (alternate/supplemental entry for placement flexibility).
  16. 20. A Soc who later talks to Ponyboy about avoiding fights.
  17. 23. "We’re all we’ve got left. We ought to be able to stick together against anything."
  18. 25. A symbol of Bob’s wealth and violence.
  19. 26. "I killed him. I killed that boy."
  20. 28. Ponyboy’s favorite natural image that unites Socs and Greasers.
  21. 30. Soc girl with Cherry at the drive-in.
  22. 32. "You’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be."