On Friday, you will have a test on The Outsiders. The format of the test will be as follows:
10 true/false questions
7 fill in the blanks
3 quote recognition statements
3 multiple choice questions
7 short answers
1 paragraph question
When reviewing for the test, go over all handouts and questions. Pay specific attention to information about the characters and their relationships, the different conflicts in the book, symbols, plot elements (exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution), and the purpose or themes of the novel (think about why SE Hinton decided to write the book in the first place).
Finally, there will be a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday on the following words:
1. underprivileged (adj)
2. conformity (noun)
3. rueful (adj)
4. leery (adj)
5. taut (adj)
6. contract (verb and noun)
7. stupor (noun)
8. stricken (adj)
9. delirious (adj)
10. clad (adj)
11. idolized (verb)
12. hearing (noun) - an appearance in front of a judge during a trial
13. guardian (noun)
14. liable (adj)
15. flinching (adj)
16. acquittal (noun)
17. vacuum (noun)
18. veered (verb)
19. welled (verb)
20. vast (adj)
