The Outsiders: Chapter 2

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1) Identify traits for the following characters: 1) Cherry 2) Marcia

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2) How are Cherry and Marcia different from the greaser girls?
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3) Describe how Dally approaches Cherry and Marcia and how they react to him.
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4) Why were Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?
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5) Why are the greasers and the Shepard Gang going to have a rumble? Describe the
relationship between the two gangs.
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6) What had happened to Johnny prior to the time of the story? Describe his injuries.
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7) When Cherry says, “We have troubles that you’ve never even heard of. Things are
rough all over,” what do you think that she means by this?
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8) What does Ponyboy think in response to Cherry’s statement about the Socs troubles?
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