Answer. Answer: Heavier men were more expensive. Horses were scared of heavier men. Which best explains why Pony Express riders had to weigh less than 125 pounds? In order to keep the weight down that the horses had to carry, the riders had to weigh less than 125 pounds. A Read more…
While the lines were under construction the Pony Express operated as usual. Letters and newspapers were carried the entire length of the line from St. Joseph to Sacramento, but telegrams were carried only between the rapidly advancing wire ends. What did Pony Express riders bring with them? In addition to Read more…
The Gotland Pony! Where can I get it? You can find them in the new pasture at South Hoof Peninsula, between the ferry and the farm. The pony at Fort Pinta will be available there for a limited time before moving to South Hoof. Where are the Gotland ponies? SwedenThe Read more…
The Pony Express was much faster and in anticipation of Civil War, there was an anticipated strategic advantage to communication speed. The Pony Express didn’t invent a new technology to disrupt postal delivery. It just changed the way things were done using two things already available – horses and riders. Read more…
Gone with the Wind. For the next week, the boys hide out at the church, reading Gone with the Wind, smoking, and eating sandwiches. The boys admire the southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind, and Johnny points out that they remind him of Dally. What was the book that Read more…
What does Ponyboyws nightmare seem to foreshadow? His nightmare foreshadows death in the near future. How does Ponyboy’s premonition foreshadows another event? Discuss Ponyboy’s premonition and how it foreshadows another event. He feels like something big is about to happen. This foreshadows something that happens later in the chapter. How Read more…
Both Bob and Ponyboy have silly vices (drinking and smoking, respectively) that are shown to be more dangerous than they at first seem. What are Ponyboys worst qualities? We understand Ponyboy’s moodiness, forgetfulness, and confusion intimately (being fourteen sucks), but, given his biography, these character traits are even more understandable… Read more…
peroxide hydrogen peroxide, a liquid used to bleach hair. Why did Ponyboy dye his hair but not Johnny? A deck of cards and a paperback copy of Gone With the Wind. Why did Ponyboy dye his hair, but not Johnny? Since Johnny is Italian and his coloring is dark, he Read more…
His Favorite Colors Darry: Blue, Gold, and Green. Sodapop: Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue. Ponyboy: Orange, Yellow, and Red (especially Red) Johnny: Blue, White, Silver and Gold. Two-Bit: Red, Yellow, Green, and Black. Dally: Pink??? Steve: Silver and Purple. What are the colors of the outsiders? There are around five Read more…
Why did “Soda and Steve and i put on more hair oil than was necessary…?” Hair oil was their symbol; they wanted to show off to the Socs because they were proud of being Greasers. Why did Ponyboy Soda and Steve put on extra hair oil than was necessary before Read more…