CHARACTERS
PLOT
1960s Lingo
Reading Between the Lines
Details, Details, Details
100
Who is Darry Curtis
What is Ponyboy's oldest brother.
100
How does Ponyboy end up in the vacant lot?
What is he comes home late so Darry fights with him and yells at him so he runs away.
100
What does the word "DIGS" mean?
What is "really likes" - when you dig something you like it.
100
What is another story that is similar to this one? Why?
What is West Side Story, Romeo & Juliet
100
What is the name of Soda Pop's horse?
What is Mickey Mouse
200
Ponyboy's Real Name
What is Ponyboy
200
Why does Johnny kill Bob? Explain how it happens.
What is Bob and other Soc is drowning Ponyboy in a fountain - Johnny stabs Bob to save Pony.
200
What does the word COOLER mean? (hint: Dally says it)
What is jail
200
Why do you think Cherry becomes a spy for the Greasers?
What is she does not like fighting and she can see beyond labels.
200
What book to Johnny and Ponyboy read in the church?
What is Gone with the Wind
300
How many brothers does Ponyboy have?
What is 2
300
Why do the Socs attack Johnny and Ponyboy in the park?
What is because they were mad at them for sitting with their girlfriends at the movies.
300
What does the word TOUGH or TUFF mean?
What is cool, awesome, swag
300
What mid-western city is the novel likely to have taken place in?
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma
300
Who is Randy's girlfriend?
Who is Marcia
400
What happened to the Curtis boys' parents?
What is they died in a car accident
400
Why does Johnny have scars all over his face?
What is he was beat up by a soc with rings on that cut his face when he was hit by them.
400
What does the word WEED mean?
What is a cigarette
400
What happened to Sandy, Soda's girlfriend?
What is she moved to Florida to live with her grandmother
400
Where did Dally live before the story begins?
What is New York
500
How does Darry know Paul Holden, his first opponent at the rumble?
What is they played football together in high school
500
What is the difference between the Greasers and the Socs?
What is Greasers are East Side - poor kids. Socs are rich kids from the West side.
500
What is a MADRAS shirt?
What is a lightweight cotton shirt with a pattern on it - usually flowered or plaid.
500
How do you think the church fire started?
What is unextinguished cigarettes that caught the place on fire.
500
What is the name of the town where the abandoned church-hide out is located?
What is Windrixville
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