Outsiders Reading Check #2

Directions: Complete the following questions after reading Chapter 3 in The Outisders. You must write in complete sentences, using proper capitalization and punctuation, to receive credit.

1. Match each character with the quote that mostly closely describes or relates to them.
   • Character Bank
   • Johnny
   • Dally
   • Two-Bit
   • Sodapop
   • Darry

   Character	Description
   	"Man, your brother is one doll... Didn't he used to ride in rodeos? Saddle bronc?"
   	"He's not like Sodapop at all and he sure ain't like me. He's hard as a rock and about as human. He's got eyes exactly like frozen ice. He thinks I'm a pain in the neck."
   	"He went hunting some action — booze or dames or a fight. I hope he doesn't get jailed again. He just got out."
   	"I think I like it better when the old man's hittin' me... At least then I know who I am. I walk in that house, and nobody says anything. I walk out, and nobody says anything. I stay away all night, and nobody notices."
   	"... he acts boozed up sometimes even when he's sober. He cocked one eyebrow up and the other down, which he always does when something puzzles him, or bothers him, or when he feels like saying something smart."

2. Write an original sentence that properly uses the vocabulary word aloof.
3. Why does Johnny tense up when he sees the blue Mustang?
4. How does Johnny view Ponyboy's family? How is this different from Ponyboy's feelings about them? Why is Johnny's perspective different?