The Outsiders Chapter 4

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

ruefully- Showing feeling, or expressing sorrow or pity

hermit- A person living seclusion or alone

premonition - A feeling or anxiety over a future event

The young hermit had a rueful expression on his face about the premonition he had earlier that day.

1. What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled" on page 54?
When Ponyboy says that the socs were "reeling pickled" he means that they were drunk and ready to fight.

2. What major event happens in this chapter?
The major event that happens in this chapter is that Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped by five socs and they begin to drown Ponyboy. In self defence Johnny pulled out his switchblade and stabbed the soc until he died.

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 the second chapter when Ponyboy says that "Johnny hasn't had to use his switchblade yet but he would if he had to. Nobody was going to jump him again, not over his dead body"

4. What would your advice be to Johnny and Ponyboy if they'd come to you for help instead of Dally? Explain.
I would tell them that if they did get caught by the police that they should tell the truth about what happened to the police and tell them that Johnny stabbed him in his own self defence. I would tell them this because if they were to avoid the law they could get charged for more then they should be charged for.