The greasers
The narrator of the story, the youngest Curtis brother and greaser
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
The setting of Chapter 2
The drive-in movie theater
the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods?
The town where Ms. Venuti grew up
Where is Bedford, MA?
The most intense part of the story, where the conflict is faced head on
What is climax?
The second youngest greaser; 16 years old, was beat up really badly by the Socs
Who is Johnny Cade?
The two greasers who have been beaten up by the Socs
Who are Johnny and Ponyboy?
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
Ms. V's favorite color
What is purple?
The longest part of the story, when the conflict gets more and more intense
What is the rising action?
The tuffest greaser, used to live in New York City, was teasing and harassing Cherry and Marcia in Chapter 2
Who is Dally Winston?
What is a Coke?
This Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "separate but equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The only 3 foreign countries Ms. V has been to
Where are Bermuda, Ireland, and Portugal?
When the conflict is resolved
What is the resolution?
Dropped out of school to work at a gas station, loved horses, used to have a horse called Mickey Mouse, the second Curtis brother
Who is Sodapop Curtis?
What Two-Bit handed Ponyboy in Chapter 3 when the Socs approached
What is a broken pop/soda bottle?
This author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison?
Ms. V's favorite Bedford Farms ice cream flavor
What is muddy river?
When the setting and characters are introduced
What is the exposition?
The oldest greaser and Curtis brother, wanted to play football in college but couldn't afford to go
Who is Darry Curtis?
The famous actor Ponyboy was thinking about at the start of the book.
Who is Paul Newman?
The year the first Africans were enslaved and brought to America
What is 1619?
The name of Ms. V's sister
Who is Lauren?
When the conflict is introduced
What is the inciting incident?