The Outsiders - Chapters 1-6 - Multiple Information - SY26
Across
- 4. Theme: family bonds among Greasers.
- 7. Alternate REFLECTION entry if needed for placement.
- 8. Alternate THEME entry for fill flexibility.
- 11. A place where Greasers hang out, work, and sometimes hide.
- 15. Wealthy rival gang.
- 21. "I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me." — Ponyboy.
- 22. Johnny’s mood after the killing.
- 24. "You don’t ever think."
- 27. "I make good grades and have a high IQ and everything, but I don’t use my head."
- 29. Event that launches the rising action.
- 31. Greaser trait shown in sticking together.
- 33. Greaser known for loyalty and humor, always carrying a switchblade.
Down
- 1. Literary term: background information that sets up a story.
- 2. Second Dally clue/quote (for placement flexibility).
- 3. Ponyboy’s group; working-class kids.
- 4. "You know what a greaser is? White trash with long hair."
- 5. Central idea of a literary work.
- 6. Point of highest tension in a story.
- 9. Ponyboy’s pride; symbol of Greaser identity.
- 10. Repeated struggle between Greasers and Socs.
- 12. "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn’t get worse. I was wrong." — Ponyboy.
- 13. "I reckon we’re the lucky ones." # duplicate-captioned second Johnny entry
- 14. "I’m never nice. Want to know why? Because people expect you to be nice and all."
- 16. Alternate SOCS entry to help fill grid.
- 17. Repeat entry for SUNSET (reflects repeated motif).
- 18. When the opposite of what is expected occurs.
- 19. Bob’s ring (alternate/supplemental entry for placement flexibility).
- 20. A Soc who later talks to Ponyboy about avoiding fights.
- 23. "We’re all we’ve got left. We ought to be able to stick together against anything."
- 25. A symbol of Bob’s wealth and violence.
- 26. "I killed him. I killed that boy."
- 28. Ponyboy’s favorite natural image that unites Socs and Greasers.
- 30. Soc girl with Cherry at the drive-in.
- 32. "You’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be."