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The Outsiders
THE OUTSIDERS

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Chapter 1 & 2: Thurs. 3/10/11

Chapter 3: Fri., 3/11/11

Chapter 4: Mon., 3/14/11

Chapter 5: Tues., 3/15/11

Chapter 6: Wed. 3/16/11

Chapter 7: Thurs. 3/17/11

Chapter 8: Fri. 3/18/11

Chapter 9: Mon., 3/21/11

Chapter 10: Tues. 3/22/11

Chapter 11: Wed. 3/23/11

Chapter 12: Thurs. 3/24/11

Poetry Page: Fri. 3/25/11

TEST: Tues. 3/29/11

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Ponyboy Michael Curtis: A 14-year-old boy who is the narrator and main character in The Outsiders. His parents have been killed in an automobile accident, and he lives with his two brothers
Soda (pop) Patrick Curtis: Ponyboy's 16-going-on-17-year-old brother. He is a high school dropout and works at the local gas station. He is "movie-star" handsome.
Darrel (Darry) Shayne Curtis: The 20-year-old brother and legal guardian of Ponyboy and Soda. He works too hard and too long, and would be in college, if life had turned out different.
Dallas (Dally) Winston: A fellow greaser, who is originally from New York City. He is a bit tougher than the others in Ponyboy's gang, and at 17 he has already seen the inside of a jail.
Johnny Cade: The "gang's pet." He is 16 years old, physically small, and comes from a physically and verbally abusive home. Dally is his hero.
Steve Randle: Soda's best friend and fellow greaser. He is 17 and works at the gas station with Soda.
Keith (Two-Bit) Mathews: The oldest of the gang, except for Darry, and still a junior in high school at age 18. He is the wisecracking comedian of the gang.
Sherri (Cherry) Valance: A cheerleader and the girlfriend of Bob, the Soc who is killed. Cherry and Ponyboy meet at the drive-in and become friends. Cherry is attracted to Dally, and becomes a spy for the greasers.
Marcia: Cherry's girlfriend at
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