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Which piece of evidence supports that the greasers did not belong at the drive in because they weren't Socs?
"Dally merely looked at her and kept his feet where they were. 'Who's gonna make me?'"
"I had heard the same tone a million times: 'Greaser... greaser... greaser.' Oh yeah, I had heard that tone before too many times. What are they doing at a drive-in without a car?"
"'You'd better leave us alone,' the redhead said in a biting voice, 'or I'll call the cops.'"
"She was mad by then. 'I wouldn't drink it if I was starving in the desert. Get lost, hood!'"
Cherry says, "I wouldn't drink it if I was starving in the desert." Why does Hinton use this hyperbole in Cherry's dialogue during the drive in scene?
Hinton uses the hyperbole to compare Cherry's thirst to a dessert and to show that she really isn't as thirsty as the reader may think she is.
Hinton uses the hyperbole to prove that Cherry is a young, smart woman who knows what she wants in life and won't take any disrespect from anyone.
Hinton uses the hyperbole to exaggerate Cherry's strong dislike for Dallas and to prove that no matter if she is thirsty or not, she will not drink a Coke bought by someone she despises so much.
Hinton uses the hyperbole to identify Cherry as a Soc and to show that she doesn't date Greasers.
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