The Outsiders

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Oral Exam

3 Parts

Vocabulary 

Explain 10 words from the footnotes in your own language.

Characters

Talk about 5 main characters. Use an adjective to describe them and explain why. Say, what relation the character has to other characters in the book.

Quotes

Explain 5 quotes from the book. Say what happened before and after this point in the story and why this quote is important.

Examples

gallant - If someone does something dangerous, because he or she wants to help someone.

Johnny - shy: He was beaten up badly by the Socs once and is very frightened ever since. He Ponyboy’s best friend and Dally’s only friend.

 

„Stay gold. Ponyboy. Stay gold.“ - Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy. Johnny was badly hurt in a burning church and couldn't recover from it. The words are from a poem. At first, they think it is about things like beautiful sunsets that never last long. Later in the book they realise, it might be about youth and the ability, to see what’s good in life.