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- 1. Multiple Choice
“He shouldn’t be here, I thought suddenly. I shouldn’t be here and Steve shouldn’t be here and Soda shouldn’t be here and Two-Bit shouldn’t be here. We’re greasers, but not hoods, and we don’t belong with this bunch of future convicts.”
The quote above is an example of which two signposts?
Aha! Moment
Contrast and Contradiction
Memory Moment
Words to the Wiser
Tough Questions
- 2. Multiple Choice
“He shouldn’t be here, I thought suddenly. I shouldn’t be here and Steve shouldn’t be here and Soda shouldn’t be here and Two-Bit shouldn’t be here. We’re greasers, but not hoods, and we don’t belong with this bunch of future convicts.”
Why does Ponyboy change his mind from wanting to fight good - to this?
Ponyboy realizes that they are not the bad criminals that everyone thinks that they are.
Ponyboy is afraid to fight.
Ponyboy feels that they should be in the hospital visiting Johnny.
Ponyboy just wants the fighting to stop.
- 3. Multiple Choice
“Useless ... fighting’s no good...” (Johnny, pg. 148) Which two signposts is this an example of?
Words of the Wiser
Contrasts and Contradiction
Tough Questions
Aha! Moment
Memory Moment
- 4. Multiple Choice
"Where have you been?” [Darry to Pony] Oh, let’s don’t start that again, I thought. He stopped suddenly." What does this quote illustrate to the reader?
The constant struggle between Darry
and Pony.
Darry's hatred of Ponyboy.
Darry's favoritism for Soda over Ponyboy.
Darry being afraid that Pony ran away again.
- 5. Multiple Choice
"But he’s not dead, a voice in my head
said. " Why does Ponyboy keep thinking and saying this?
Pony is continuing to deny Johnny’s death
because he can’t handle it.
Pony really believes that Johnny is alive.
Pony is dreaming and doesn't realize that Johnny has died.
Pony is daydreaming.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How can I take it? I wondered. Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can’t? Which signpost is this an example of?
Contrast and Contradiction
Aha! Moment
Tough Questions
Words of the Wiser
- 7. Multiple Choice
"How can I take it? I wondered. Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can’t?" What does this line contradict?
This goes against Dally’s typically cold nature. Dally usually only cares about himself.
This shows that Ponyboy is becoming a tough hood.
This shows that Dally is wild and out of control.
This shows that Pony doesn't care about Johnny as much as he thought.
- 8. Multiple Choice
"I remembered his voice: I been carryin’ a heater. It ain’t loaded, but it sure does help a bluff."
Why is this memory important?
It shows that Dally is aware of what he is doing when he
raises the empty gun in the air.
It shows that Dally plans to use the gun to kill the police.
It shows that Dally plans to use the gun to kill himself.
It reminds Ponyboy of the time in Windrixville.
- 9. Multiple Choice
"But I knew that was what he wanted"
What does Ponyboy realize?
That Dally wanted the cops to think he was a threat so that
they would fire at him.
That Dally was really upset about Johnny dying.
That Johnny had actually died.
That Dally wanted to see them all before he dies.
- 10. Multiple Choice
"Why do you feel uncomfortable talking to Darry? "
What does this Tough Question help the reader to understand?
The tension between Darry and Pony is still there.They both
want to get along, but tend to butt heads frequently.
That Sodapop is still everyone's favorite.
That Ponyboy is still angry about Darry slapping him.
That Ponyboy is still upset about Johnny's death.
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