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THE OUTSIDERS, S E Hinton
Chapter 5
Before you begin: Check the questions. Are they mostly in the Present or Past tense? Use the same tense in your answers!
Where in the old church did Ponyboy sleep?
Why did he panic when he woke up?
How did he feel as he sat behind the church, remembering the events of the day before?
How did the two boys disguise themselves?
What evidence shows that Ponyboy and Johnny were not tough, insensitive criminals?
What do you think the poem on page 59 means?
What two things did Sodapop send to Ponyboy?
How did the Socs react to the death of Bob Sheldon?
There are lots of adverbs in this chapter to describe people’s actions or speech:
- "Johnny?" I called loudly …
- I put the book down reluctantly.
- "I don’t see why," I said sourly.
- "Johnny," I said tiredly …
- I leaned back next to him sullenly. "I guess so."
- "That’s what I thought," I said drowsily.
- … he grinned wolfishly …
- "Gee," Johnny said wistfully, "it sure will be good to get into a car again."
Complete each of the blank spaces below with an adverb from the examples above:
loudly___ = in a loud voice
___________ = in a bad mood
___________ = unhappily
___________ = not really wanting to do something
___________ = wishing for something
___________ = dangerously, like a wolf
___________ = in a sleepy way
___________ = in a tired way
10. In what ways is Dally different from Ponyboy and Johnny? (Mention as many differences as possible.)
Frankie Meehan