Chapter 4

Chapter Four *

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

ruefully p. 60, Inspiring pity or compassion.
hermit p. 65, A person who has withdrawn from society and lives an isolated life.
premonition p. 67 A warning in advance.
i had a strange premonition about my friend, she was always inside declining events to go to the mall and was acting very distant towards other people. some rumours said she was a hermit, others said she had murdered someone and was trying to hide from the fuzz, she was a very strange person with a spilt-personality but i knew she could never murder anyone. so I went over to her house and talked to her, she told me her grandfather died and thats when i ruefully thought to myself, "how could i have suspected such horrible things? i knew there was some sort of misunderstanding."

1. What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled" on page 54?
When Ponyboy said "the socs were reeling pickled"
reeling means Having a sensation of whirling, falling or light headedness.
pickled is a slang for being intoxicated; drunk.
So they were falling all over the place, not being aware of what they were doing.

2. What major event happens in this chapter?
the Major event that happens in this chapter is that Johnny had killed the Soc that was drowning Ponyboy, he had stabbed the soc named Bob, and now they had to run away and hide so that the cops wouldn't get them. they had help from Dally and hid in an old abandoned church in Winston.

3. How did the author foreshadow that Johnny would use his knife in Chapter 2?
The author foreshadowed that Johnny would use his knife in chapter 2 because Johnny said that he would use his knife on someone if he got jumped and if he really needed to. Johnny was still hurt from when he first got jumped, which was pretty bad and so he really didn't want to get hurt again. Ponyboy said ever since he got jumped, hes been more jumpier and aware of everything around him.
4. What would your advice be to Johhny and Ponyboy if they'd come to you for help instead of Dally? Explain.
If Johnny and Ponyboy would come to me for help insted of Dally, i would have no idea what to say because I have no experience in that catagory and would'nt have the best advice, Dally is more experienced and older then me, but if i had to give them advice the best thing i would tell them is to turn themselves in saying it was self-defense because if Johnny didn't kill that soc. Bob would of probably killed Pony.