Greasers
Socs
Characters
Conflicts
General
100

How many main members are there in the gang?

7 main members 

100

Who was killed in the Socs?

Bob

100

What was the name of Soda's girlfriend

Sandy

100

What was the conflict that started the fire in the church.

The smoke of the cigarette.

100

How do Pony's parents die?

A car accident

200

What defines a Greaser?

The Greasers are young boys and teenagers from the working-class. Greasers have a trademark long, greasy hairstyle that makes them instantly recognizable. Greasers dress in jeans and t-shirts, often topped with a denim or leather jacket

200

What defines a Soc?

A group of rich teenagers that live on the West side. They wear madras shirts and drive tough-looking mustangs.

200

Who is the leader of the gang that Ponyboy is in

Darry is the unofficial leader of the gang.

200

What caused the socs to attack Pony and Johnny at the park?

Pony and Johnny were sitting with Marcia and Cherry, the girlfriends of Bob and Randy 

200

Who is the author of the novel

S.E. Hinton

300

Name all of the members in Pony's gang.

Pony, Sodapop, Darry, Two-Bit (Keith), Steve, Dally, and Johnny.

300

How were Socs treated by their parents

Soc's parents were usually really caring for their kids and loved them a lot. However, their parents didn't really care about what they did.

300

Who is the leader of the Socs

Robert "Bob" Sheldon

300

What weapon killed Bob?

The switchblade.

300

Where does Sodapop work?

At a gas staition

400

What are all of the gangs classified as greasers

Pony's Gang, Shepard's Gang, The Brumly Boys, and The River Kings.

400

What Soc was talking to Pony and what did he tell him?

Pony was talking to Randy, Bob's best friend. Randy told Pony that he wouldn't be at the rumble that day because he was sick and tired of all of the fighting.  

400

What caused Soda pain in the book (2 answers)

(not including deaths of character)

1. Sandy leaves Soda and she cheats on him.

2. Darry and Pony fighting and Soda always in the middle

400

How did Ponyboy's relationship with Darry change over the course of the novel and how?

At first, Pony doesn't like Darry because he is very strict and mean to him. But then, Pony understands that Darry was just being hard on him because he wanted Pony to be successful.

400

What was the name of the town that Johnny and Pony ran away too.

Windrixville

500

Which of these members dies in the story, and how do they die?

Johnny and Dally both die in the Outsiders. Johnny dies from burns and a spinal injury while rescuing children from a burning church. Dally dies when he gets shot by the police after robbing a grocery store. He was so upset that he couldn't protect Johnny that he robbed a grocery store, attempted to flee from the cops, pulled an unloaded gun on them, and got shot to death.

500

What was the name of Darry's old high school friend that threw the first punch, thus starting the rumble.

Paul Holden

500

Who was Ponyboy's English teacher

Ponyboy's english teacher was Mr. Syme
500

Who started the fight between the Greasers and the Socs?

The Socs started the fight, and then the greasers joined in.

500

What year was the book published.

April 24th, 1967

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