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"The Outsiders" Ch. 1-3 Quiz

*Half credit will be given for responses that are not in complete sentences.*

1.Give a 4-5 sentence summary of the main events.

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__________2. Who are the Socs and who are the Greasers? How could they be characterized as
stereotypes? Use at least 2 traits
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________3. How is Ponyboy different from the rest of the Greasers?
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______4. Who is the protagonist of the story? Who might be the antagonist? Why?
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______5. What type of point of view is this novel told from? Give an example from the
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Open Response:

Describe the setting of the novel and explain how it effects one of the following by citing
specific evidence:

 Characters
 Conflict
 Possible theme
 Plot

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