The Outsiders - Chapters 1-6 - Multiple Information - SY26
Across
- 3. Constant presence in conflicts between gangs.
- 5. "You know what a greaser is? White trash with long hair."
- 7. Literary term: background information that sets up a story.
- 9. Struggle between opposing forces in literature.
- 10. Mood when Johnny confesses his actions.
- 13. Central idea of a literary work.
- 15. Greaser trait shown in sticking together.
- 16. Ponyboy’s group; working-class kids.
- 18. Soc girl with Cherry at the drive-in.
- 20. "I make good grades and have a high IQ and everything, but I don’t use my head."
- 21. Wealthy rival gang.
- 27. "I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me." — Ponyboy.
- 29. "I killed him. I killed that boy."
- 30. A symbol of Bob’s wealth and violence.
Down
- 1. Johnny telling Ponyboy to "Stay gold."
- 2. "You’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be."
- 4. "I’m never nice. Want to know why? Because people expect you to be nice and all."
- 5. Theme: family bonds among Greasers.
- 6. A Soc who later talks to Ponyboy about avoiding fights.
- 8. Event that launches the rising action.
- 9. "Things are rough all over, but it was better that way."
- 11. "We’re all we’ve got left. We ought to be able to stick together against anything."
- 12. Ponyboy and Johnny’s attempt to run after the killing.
- 14. Point of highest tension in a story.
- 17. Time and place of the story.
- 19. "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn’t get worse. I was wrong." — Ponyboy.
- 22. Ponyboy’s favorite natural image that unites Socs and Greasers.
- 23. An object or detail that represents something larger.
- 24. "You don’t ever think."
- 25. When the opposite of what is expected occurs.
- 26. Ponyboy’s pride; symbol of Greaser identity.
- 28. Mood when Johnny and Ponyboy are hiding in the church.