On the Run
At the end of Chapter 3, this is what causes Ponyboy to decide he should runaway from home.
What is Darryl/Darry slapping Ponyboy?
After escaping Tulsa, the pair of boys find themselves here, for an unknown amount of time (Not the name of the town).
What is Jay Mountain?
When Bob dies in Chapter 4, this is what Ponyboy craves in order to fight the anxiety he feels
What is a cigarette?
"I want a cigarette. I want a cigarette. I want a cigarette," (Hinton, 57).
Johnny makes this fatal mistake when set upon by a Soc.
What is killing Bob the Soc?
Who writes to Ponyboy at the end of Chapter 5?
Who is Sodapop?
Since walking is too slow, the boys make their grand escape via one of these, leaving behind their Greaser Gang and the life they once knew.
What is a train/hitching a ride on a traincar?
Ponyboy lies to a local farmer when trying to find the location of the Church by saying that he needs to "report to headquarters" since he is playing this game.
What is "Army?"
"I can lie so easily that it spooks me sometimes," (Hinton, 65).
When arguing, Johnny says "You know what a Soc is? THIS, with Mustangs and Madras."
What is White Trash?
Ponyboy finds himself holding onto a grudge, specifically with a family member, feeling so angry that this person will wish they hadn't done what they had done.
Who is Darry? (For slapping him, Ponyboy holds a grudge.)
This is the breezy novel that Ponyboy reads, since it deals with "Southern Gentlemen...[and] their manners and charm," (Hinton, 75).
What is Gone with the Wind?
This distant town, away from Tulsa, is where Johnny and Ponyboy must make their exile towards.
What is Windrixville?
Who finally shows up at the Church, signifying "contact with the outside world?"
Who is Dallas Winston?
"And it suddenly became real and vital," (Hinton, 80).
When arguging, Bob says "You know what a Greaser is? THIS with long hair."
What is White Trash?
This is what was happening to Ponyboy while Johnny was left to defend himself.
What is drowned/attempted drowning?
Who is Robert Frost?
Darry supplies the boys with goods to make sure they can safely escape. It only makes sense that they don't leave town without this (List 1 of the 3 items)
What is a Gun/$50/Dally's Jacket
This is what Ponyboy decides since Johnny says "you ought to go home. You can't get into trouble. You didn't kill him," (Hinton, 74).
What is "I'm as much in it as you are," (Hinton, 74).
What is "I'm Fourteen! I've been fourteen for a month!" (Hinton, 74).
After finally leaving the church, the boys are given the news that this person is now a spy, working against the Socs.
Who is Sherry "Cherry" Valance?
To hide their identity, the boys change themselves by altering what sacred Greaser symbol?
What is their hair/cutting and dying their hair?
"Our hair was tuff," (Hinton, 71).
This is what is the main message of the letter sent to Ponyboy in Chapter 5 is about.
What is the news of the killing/Darry misses Sodapop?
This is where Johnny and Ponyboy end up at after their traumatic incident in Chapter 4 (not the town or the mountain! This is still in Tulsa).
What is "Buck Merril's Place"/The rodeo where Dallas works?
Once the boys finally leave, someone remembers "The good old days," which definitely did not take place in Oklahoma but instead at this location.
What is NYC? (Dallas, arrested at age 10)
Who is Dallas Winston?
"Of all of us, Dally was the one I liked the least," (Hinton, 76).
"That was the first time I realized the extent of Johnny's hero-worship for Dally Winston," (Hinton, 76).
This is the reaction that the Socs have when Dallas breaks the news of what has happened since Bob's tragedy,
The Socs are having "all out warfare all over town, its Soc against Grease," (Hinton, 83).
The poem that Ponyboy reads is about nature, specifically this event that starts and ends each day.
What is the Sunrise/Sunset?