Events Chapter 9
Who won the rumble?
The Greasers
"Let me fight, Darry. If it was blades or chains or something it'd be different. Nobody ever gets really hurt in a skin rumble."
Ponyboy
What did Dally do after Johnny died?
Robbed a store, and was shot and killed by the police.
"Soda... is somebody sick?"
Ponyboy
Rumble
A big fight between gangs
Which member of the Greasers is chosen to start off the rumble?
Darry
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny
How does Ponyboy get home from the hospital?
A stranger picks him up and drops him off
"Yeah, he's sorry you're sick. Now please shut up, will ya, honey? Go back to sleep."
Soda
A skin rumble
A rumble with no weapons
What question does Ponyboy ask all of his friends and family before the rumble?
Why do you fight?
"That's what you get for tryin to help people, ya little punk. That's what you get..."
Dally
Why is Ponyboy sick?
He got a concussion from being kicked in the head by a soc during the rumble.
"I hate to tell you this, kiddo, but you're bleeding all over my car seats."
The stranger who picked Ponyboy up from the hospital
The fuzz
The police
How do Dally and Ponyboy get to the hospital so fast after the rumble?
The cop who pulled them over offers to escort them.
"You can see him, but it's because you're his friends, not because of that knife."
The doctor
What item did Johnny leave to Ponyboy?
His copy of Gone with the Wind.
"It was Dally. He phoned from a booth. He's just robbed a grocery store and the cops are after him. We gotta hide him."
Darry
Gallant
Noble, heroic
What does Ponyboy realize right before the rumble starts?
That he and his friends and family shouldn't be here
"You and the quiet, black haired kid were the ones who killed that soc?"
Tim Shephard
What type of food does Ponyboy say he's never liked?
Baloney
"So he finally broke. Even Dally has a breaking point."
Two-Bit
Bopper
Fighter, rumbler