The Outsiders: Chapter 11

Vocabulary: Find the meaning of the following word from the chapter and use it in a sentence correctly.

acquitted p.168: declared not guilty of a offense or crime. (Angela was acquitted for stealing a purse from Wal-Mart).

1. Explain why Pony might rather have anyone's hate than their pity (p.162)?
Ponyboy might rather have someone's hate than their pity because Ponyboy doesn't want people to show sorrow towards him or his & Johnny's actions towards Bob.

2. What do you think is going on with Ponyboy when he says, "Johnny didn't have anyhing to do with Bob's getting killed" (p.166)?
What I think is going on with Ponyboy when he says "Johnny didn't have anything to do with Bob's getting killed" is that Ponyboy doesn't want Johnny to get into trouble and doesn't want him to not be reconized as a hero after he saved the kids and lost his life from it.