Resource 2.5
Text Dependent Questions/Canvas Discussion Board
Chapters 1-3
Chapter One
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Discuss how the narrator’s description of himself.
Explain why Ponyboy like to go to the movies alone.
Describe Ponyboy’s experience on the way home from the movies.
Discuss what happened to the parents of the narrator.
Infer why Ponyboy so reluctant to tell Darry how he really feels afterward.
Discuss how Two-Bit got his nickname. What is his real name?
According to Ponyboy, contrast Dally from the rest of the guys.
Chapter Two
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Infer the reason for Dally’s inappropriate language with the girls at the movies.
From their reactions to insults, what can you conclude about the girls’ personalities?
Explain why the girls are okay with Johnny and Pony, but not Dally.
Indicate how Two-Bit scares Johnny and Pony. Relate why it is especially frightening to Johnny.
Discuss a rule that the Greasers follow, besides ―stick together. How do you think these rules came to
be?
Describe the attack on Johnny. Why do you think the attack was so traumatic to him?
Chapter Three
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Discuss Cherry’s description of the Socs.
Explain the story of Mickey Mouse and Soda. Why do you think it was included in the novel?
Explain the reference to the watching the sunset. Why is it an important part of the buildup of the
relationship between Cherry Valance and Ponyboy?
What do Pony and Johnny do instead of going home after the movies? Describe the result.
Explain why Ponyboy and Johnny run away.
Infer why does Johnny says he likes it better when his father is hitting him.
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