Characters
Identify Ponyboy, giving 3 descriptions.
14 yrs old, light-brown/reddish hair, green eyes, likes to read and watch movies, small for his age
How are the Greasers different from the Socs?
Greasers - Poor, from the East Side
Socs - Rich, from the West Side
What happened to Ponyboy on his way home from the movies?
He was jumped by a group of Socs who followed him in a car, beat him up, and threatened him with a knife.
Who did Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy meet at The Nightly Double?
Cherry and Marcia
Identify Sodapop, giving 3 descriptions
"Movie-star handsome", 16 yrs old, middle brother, dark-golden hair, dark brown eyes, happy-go-lucky
Besides Ponyboy, name the members of the Greasers.
Johnny Cade, Dally Winston, Sodapop, Darry, Steve, Two-Bits Matthew
What happened to Johnny before the time of this story?
He was beaten by the Socs in a field
Contrast Dally's Approach to Cherry and Marcia with Ponyboy's.
Dally was rude and impolite
Ponyboy was polite and sensitive
Identify Darry, giving three descriptions
20 yrs old, tall, broad shoulders, cold/blue eyes, serious, hard-worker
Why was Ponyboy surprised that he was getting along with Cherry and Marcia?
They are Socs
Who tells Ponyboy that he "never uses his head"?
Darry
Contrast Cherry's response to Dally with her response to Ponyboy.
Cherry is insulting and wary of Dally, who she sees as rude and a troublemaker, while being accepting and friendly towards Ponyboy,
Which Greaser got arrested at the age of 10?
Dally "Dallas" Winston
What's the name of the Soc we have met so far in the book?
Cherry
What is "the fuzz"?
The police
Why were Cherry and Marcia alone at the drive-in?
They ditched their boyfriends after they brought booze into the drive-in