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Where does the play take place?

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Denmark

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What happens before the play begins?

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Claudius kills King Hamlet.

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How is Claudius related to Hamlet?

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Claudius is Hamlet’s uncle, brother of King Hamlet

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Who is Polonius?

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Claudius’ closest advisor, father of Ophelia, talks too much and is kind of stupid, hypocritical (brevity is the soul of wit)

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To whom does the ghost speak?

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The ghost of King Hamlet talks to his son, Hamlet

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What does the ghost ask him to do?

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He asks him to kill Claudius, but to not harm his mother (Gertrude)

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Who is supposed to spy on Hamlet?

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet’s childhood friends

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Who is Laertes?

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son of Polonius, wants to kill Hamlet because of his father’s death, was friends with Hamlet (before
Hamlet killed his father), sparring partner

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Who is Ophelia?

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Hamlet loves her, and she loves him, but they never get together because of false info about each other.
Ophelia ends up going crazy after her father’s death (Polonius), and drowns herself in the river.

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Why does Polonius say Hamlet is acting so crazy?

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He is in love with Ophelia

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How does Polonius die?

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Hamlet mistakes Polonius for Claudius while he hides behind a curtain, stabs him.

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Who is Gertrude?

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Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and King Hamlet’s wife (Queen). When King Hamlet dies, she remarries her
husband’s brother, Claudius, really quickly. Hamlet does not like this.

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Why does Hamlet decide not to initially kill Claudius?

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Claudius is praying, and Hamlet doesn’t want to kill him now because then he would go to heaven, but he
wants him to go to hell.

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Why does Claudius send Hamlet to England?

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To kill him without looking like Claudius actually killed Hamlet.

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How does Ophelia die?

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She drowns herself in a river after Polonius’ death.

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How does Laertes die?

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He dies because of a poisoned sword. The sword was originally meant for Hamlet, but they were wrestling
on the ground and the sword got switched.

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How does Gertrude die?

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She drinks a poisoned cup of wine that was meant for Hamlet.

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How does Claudius die?

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Hamlet stabbed Claudius with the poisoned sword, then makes him finish the wine.

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How does Hamlet die?

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He dies from poison on the edge of a sword.

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What is the point of the “To Be or Not to Be” speech?

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He is wondering if he should kill himself or not.

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What is the most important thing to know about all of Shakespeare’s tragedies?

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Everyone dies.

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What is Shakespeare’s first name?

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William.

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What was unusual of the performers in the time of Shakespeare’s plays?

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There were all male, and the young boys would play girls.

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When did Shakespeare live?

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Mid 1500’s - early 1600’s (died in 1616)

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Who is the author of The Outsiders.
S. E. Hinton
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Who is a wisecracker, cant stop making funny jokes or remarks all the time
Two-bit
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Who killed Bob in self-defense
Johnny
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Who killed Dally
the police
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Who is known for her red hair, can hold her own in a conversation with anyone, and is a spy for the Greasers
Cherry
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Who is very well-liked by most people, gets away with everything, and when I get in trouble, their parents blame themselves, and wishes someone would tell them, “No!”
Bob Sheldon
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Who constantly feels as if he is in the middle of a tug of war, always caught between his two brothers when they fight, and has been described as “movie star handsome.”
Sodapop Curtis
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Who is Soda’s best buddy since grade school, is really good with cars and is not fond of Pony
Steve
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Who hates the world, is tougher than everyone else, and has been in and out of jail
Dally
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Who is the pet of the gang and is like a puppy who has been kicked too many times
Johnny
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Who is not going to the rumble because it wont do any good, thinks fighting doesn’t really change anything
Randy
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Who has more worries than anybody his age ought to, works during the day as a roofer
Darry
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Who is a loner, gets good grades, but doesn’t use his head, gets into a lot of trouble with his friend when he runs away during the night
Ponyboy
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Who is the former girlfriend of one of the Greasers but had to move away
sandy
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The message the author wants to convey through the book or story
Theme
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“Johnny was a candle with the flame gone out” (FL)
Metaphor
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“The fire reached out and grabbed johnny’s jacket.” (FL)
Personification
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Soda wanted to marry Sandy even though the baby wasn’t his, yet she rejected him. (FL)
Irony
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He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice (FL)
Simile
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“Darry didn’t deserve to work like an old man when he was only twenty” (FL)
Simile
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What does the sunset symbolize?
Unity It shows that even though there are differences between the Greasers and the Socs, they are still alike or the same in some ways
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What does the Greaser hair symbolize?
Their identities since they can’t have any fancy stuff like the Socs
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What do the blue mustang and Bob’s rings symbolize?
Power and money; two things the Greasers don’t have
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What problem does Pony quote by Robert Frost?
“Nothing Gold Can Stay”
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What is the main thing that keeps Darry from being a Soc?
The Greasers (his friends)
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What is the Curtis boys’ favorite food?
Chocolate cake
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Give an example of a time when Johnny did not feel extremely scared or defeated
When he saved the children from the fire
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What book did Pony and Johnny read while they were at the church?
Gone with the Wind
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How old was S. E. Hinton when she wrote The Outsiders?
15 to 16
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What is the setting of The Outsiers?
1960’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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In what small town was the old abandoned church in which Pony and Johnny hide out
Windrixville
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What is the name of Soda’s horse?
Mickey Mouse
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In what sport does Pony participate at school
Track
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What does Pony say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
Sunsets
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Why does sodapop’s girlfriend Sandy move to Florida?
Because she is pregnant
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How does Pony get a concussion?
He is kicked in the head in the rumble
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Why are Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?
The girls walked away from their boyfriends when they found out their boyfriends were drinking
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Why does Johnny bleach Pony’s hair?
So he won’t be recognized as easily
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What food does Pony hate to eat?
Bologna
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According to Johnny, Dally is gallant because
Dally takes care of Pony and Johnny | He took the rap for the time when Two-Bit broke the school windows
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Why does Steve fight?
hatred for the world
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Why does Darry fight?
To show off (pride)
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The only reason Pony thinks it’s okay to fight
Self-defense
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Why are the Curtis boys on their own?
Their parents died in a car acccident
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Why does Johnny carry a switchblade?
He’s afraid he will get jumped again
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What does Pony do that makes Two-Bit realize that he will never get tough?
He picks up the broken glass in the parking lot
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What is the major theme in the book??
Get to know someone before you judge them
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What major difference does Cherry give for the separation between the Greasers and the Socs?
Greasers feel too much (too intensely) and Socs don’t feel anything (hide their feelings)
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What is the meaning of the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay?”
All good things must come to an end (including childhood innocence)

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