1. Write down the first sentence of the novel. What does Ponyboy mean by these words? 2. What is the setting of this novel? 3. What is the point of view? 4. What are the differences between the Socs and the Greasers? 5. Which group do you suppose the author has more sympathy for? Why? 6. How do Ponyboy’s feelings for Sodapop differ from his feelings for Darry? 7. Why do you suppose Darry acts the way he does? 8. What mistake did Ponyboy make in the beginning of the book? 9. How did the gang get him out of trouble? 10. What is the conflict of the novel? 11. Why is Johnny afraid all of the time? 12. Why does Johnny depend on the gang so much? 13. Who are Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, and Sandy?

The tone of this speech could best be described as expressing a feeling of read the excerpt from president ronald reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election, i believe we can embark on a new age of reform in this country and an era of national renewal an era that will reorder the relationship between citizen and government, that will make government again responsive to people, that will revitalize the values of family, work, and neighborhood and that will testore our private and independent social fear hope anger pride

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

24.1.6 quiz: william faulkner aperle question 4 of 5 2 points what is cash building in as i lay dying? o a. a truck bed for jewel o b. a bin to pile cotton in o c. a kitchen table for his family o d. a box to bury addie in subm