Ch. 5
Who killed Bob?
Johnny
Where did the fire take place?
In the church
According to Jerry Wood, why did the media take so many pictures of Darry and Sodapop for the newspaper story?
Because their story of brothers was so compelling.
Who says, “I’m scared stiff. I used to think about killing myself.”
Johnny
Where does the big rumble take place?
a vacant lot near Ponyboy's house
What two things did Sodapop send Ponyboy?
A letter and half his paycheck.
Who saved Johnny?
Dally
Why did Soda’s girlfriend Sandy go to live with her grandmother in Florida?
To have her baby (she is pregnant, and it isn't Soda's baby)
Besides Two Bit and Ponyboy, who else came to visit Dally?
Tim Shepard
Who starts the rumble with the first punch?
Paul Harden (the Soc fighting Darry)
Why do Johnny and Ponyboy have to cut their hair?
To disguise themselves from the police who are looking for them.
Who did Ponyboy hug first in the hospital?
Sodapop
What does Two-Bit mean when he says, “You know the rules. No jazz before the rumble” when he is talking to Randy and his friends?
It means no fighting before the rumble
Johnny tells Pony and Two-Bit that he wants a book. Which book does he want?
Gone with the Wind
How did the Greasers know acrobatics?
Darry took gymnastics courses at the 'Y' (YMCA) one summer and taught all the other greasers because he thought it might help them fight better
How is the country different from the city where the boys are used to living?
What causes Darry to cry?
Seeing Pony hurt. Darry thinks it is all his fault because he slapped him, which caused Pony to run away.
Why do you think Bob wanted someone to tell him “No”?
His parents took all the responsibility for Bob's bad behavior. Randy said that Bob wanted 'guidelines' to follow so he knew his boundaries.
What does Two-Bit mean when he says, “You know, the only thing that keeps Darry from bein’ a Soc is us.”
If Darry had not been left in charge of his brothers then he would have gone to college, gotten an education, a job, and been able to make money to get out of his economic situation.
the greasers
Who told the police that the boys were heading to Texas?
Dally
Who is the unofficial leader of the greasers?
Darry
Why does the newspaper create some anxiety for the boys?
What does Cherry mean when she says Bob "wasn't just anyone"?
Cherry means when she says Bob "wasn't just anyone" by that Bob had something that made people follow him and that he had something that marked him different than other Socs.
Name the four people who will NOT be in the rumble and why.
1) Johnny because he is in the hospital; 2) Dally (hospital...supposedly); 3) Randy (thinks fighting is pointless); 4) Curly (in the reformitory)