Chapter 2

Chapter Two. *


Vocabulary - Find the meaning for the following words in this chapter and write one paragraph that uses all 3 words correctly:

incredulous p. 24 - Refusing or unwilling to believe.
vaguely p.33 - lack of a decided decision or commitment; a questionable outcome.
nonchalantly p. 25 - easygoing, laid back

The boy was incredulous about his mother making him do all the chores instead of his silly sister. He thought about it vaguely and then relalized maybe it would be okay, so we walked nonchalantly to the kitchen so he could take out the garbage.

1. Who is the fuzz? (p. 20)
The "fuzz" is the police/cops. Its a slang that the greasers use so that normal people won't know who they are talking about.

2. Are the names Ponyboy and Sodapop nicknames? Explain.
No, Ponyboy and Sodapop are their real names(its on their birth-certificate). Their parents named them that because they thought it was original.


3. Who are Cherry and Marcia?
Cherry and Marcia are socs that were in the front row of the movies until dally went up to them and started bugging them. Soon after cherry and marcia got to know Ponyboy and Johnny a little bit better and they got along just fine and Ponyboy found out that all Socs we'rent really that bad, and Cherry & Marcia found out not all Greasers were that bad. :)


4. Why doesn't Ponyboy like referring to Sodapop as a dropout?
Ponyboy doesn't like referring to Sodapop as a dropout because he thought it sounded bad and made him sound like some good-for-nothing deliquinent. Ponyboy knows that Sodapop is a smart guy but Sodapop thinks differently.

5. What is Ponyboy comparing Two-Bit to when he calls him a "chessy cat" on page 27?
Ponyboy is comparing Two-Bit to the cat in the "alice in wonderland" movie, because when he smiles he has a really big grin that goes up to his eyes just like "chessy cat."







What figure of speech is this besides a simile?
alliteration, two words that start with the same sound.


6. What is "a weed" slang for in 1967?
a weed is a slang for a ciggarette in 1967.


7. Why does Dally look sick now (p. 33)? Dally looked sick now because the gangs "pet" Johnny Cade was attacked by the socs and they thought he was dead but then they went up to him and he was cut real bad, beaten half to death by the socs, was bawling his eyes out and had totally broke down and Dally had never seen him like this before which made him look sick.


8. What literary device does the author use to describe Johnny's mugging (pgs. 31-34)?
RAYYY FINISHHHH LATES.