Characters
Conflict
Plot
Setting
Vocabulary
100
Who says "Stay Gold, Ponyboy, stay gold."?
Johnny. He is telling Ponyboy to hold on to his innocence.
100
Who wins the rumble?
The greasers
100
What does Randy speak to Ponyboy about in the car?
Bob, heros, tired of fighting, not going to the rumble
100
Where do Ponyboy and Johnny go when they run away from home?
Jay Mountain, Windrixville, Old Church
100
What is uncontrollable emotion, usually laughing or crying?
Hysterics
200
Name two characters from this story that can be characterized as being quiet.
Ponyboy, Johnny
200
Why doesn't Johnny want to see his mother when she comes to the hospital?
He thinks she will blame him for causing them trouble. She will not be kind or loving.
200
List at least four of the items Johnny brings back to the church on Jay Mountain.
Baloney, 2 loaves of bread, matches, "Gone With the Wind", peroxide, candy bars
200
Why does Ponyboy feel uncomfortable about his friends from school coming to visit him at his house?
His house is not very nice or fancy. They do not have a lot of money to put into it.
200
What is sympathy aroused by the suffering or misfortune of another?
Pity
300
Which greasers are considered heros?
Ponyboy, Johnny, Dally
300
Why does Soda storm out of the house when Darry and Ponyboy are fighting at the end?
He says he can't stand the fighting anymore. He feels that he is being pulled in both directions. He makes them promise to stop fighting.
300
What falls out of the "Gone With the Wind" book?
A letter to Ponyboy from Johnny
300
What does Ponyboy say is visible on both the East Side and the West Side?
Sunsets
300
What is unwilling, offering resistance?
Reluctantly
400
Where did Dally live before he moved to Oklahoma?
New York
400
Why does Ponyboy say that Dally wanted to die?
Johnny was the only thing he loved in this world.
400
What injuries does Johnny have from the fire?
Broken back, paralyzed, shock, 3rd degree burns
400
What happens to Ponyboy when they are in court?
He gets nervous to speak. They ask him easy questions. They let him stay with his brothers.
400
What is youth, not fully grown?
Juvenile
500
Who runs into the burning church first?
Ponyboy
500
Why does the doctor let Ponyboy and Dally in to see Johnny?
He knows that Johnny may not survive and that the greasers are more like his family than his parents.
500
What happens to Ponyboy after Johnny and Dally die?
He collapses; he is sick; he is hospitalized; sleeps for days without remembering
500
Where is Dally when he dies?
He has just robbed a grocery store and runs to the vacant lot where he dies under a streetlight.
500
What is feeling pity, sorrow, or regret?
ruefully
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