Characters & Reactions
This character cannot accept that Johnny has died and keeps telling himself it isn’t true.
Who is Ponyboy?
This event happens to Ponyboy right after he witnesses Dally’s death.
What is he faints?
Johnny leaves Ponyboy this book in the hospital.
What is Gone with the Wind?
To draw back from something difficult or unpleasant, often seen when someone is getting a flu shot.
What is flinching?
This noun refers to a state of extreme physical or mental suffering.
What is agony?
This character robs a grocery store after Johnny’s death.
Who is Dally?
Dally is killed by these people after pulling out an unloaded gun.
Who are the police?
Ponyboy’s illness is caused partly by this head injury.
What is a concussion?
To turn or change direction quickly, like a hiking trail or a speeding car avoiding an obstacle.
What is veered (or to veer)?
This word describes someone who is filled with sudden fright, horror, or shock.
What is aghast?
This character feels like he is being pulled apart between Ponyboy and Darry’s arguments.
Who is Sodapop?
This is the judge’s final decision about Ponyboy at the hearing.
What is he is acquitted / allowed to stay with his brothers?
Ponyboy starts doing this poorly after the hearing.
What is his schoolwork / English compositions?
To speak hesitantly or unsteadily, especially when a speaker gets nervous during a speech.
What is falter (or to falter)?
A non-sensible state of mind, sometimes caused by shock, trauma, or drugs, that leaves a person dazed.
What is a stupor?
This Soc visits Ponyboy at home to discuss the court hearing.
Who is Randy?
Ponyboy threatens Socs with this object at the grocery store.
What is a broken bottle?
This food symbolizes Ponyboy’s mental confusion because he claims he never liked it.
What is baloney?
To make fun of someone or something by imitating their voice, gestures, or actions.
What is mimic (or to mimic)?
This adjective describes someone who is suspicious or cautious due to suspicion.
What is leery?
This teacher offers Ponyboy a chance to pass English by writing a meaningful theme.
Who is Mr. Syme?
Sodapop runs away after Ponyboy and Darry argue about this issue.
What is Ponyboy’s schoolwork / general fighting between them?
Johnny compares being “gold” to this time of day in his letter.
What is dawn (sunrise)?
To draw attention away from something, or to distract someone from a main point or path.
What is divert (or to divert)?
Being characterized by feelings of severe confusion, which is often accompanied by a high fever.
What is delirious?