1960's
The president of the USA in 1960
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
Where is S.E. Hinton from
Tulsa Oklahoma
Ponyboy is the...... of the Outsiders
Narrator
The two gangs in The Outsiders?
The Greasers and The Soc's
Where and when did The Outsiders take place?
Tulsa Oklahoma in the 1960's
Name a popular band from the 60's
The Beetles
Queen
The Rolling Stones
How old was S.E. when she wrote the Outsiders
17 years old
Ponyboy tell his story in "retrospect" which means...
The events already happened
Soc is short for
The Socials
What are the two main gangs in the Outsiders?
The Greasers and the Socs
What war was going on during the 60's?
The Vietnam War
True or False; S.E. always wanted to be an author
False
Since Ponyboy's parents have died, his guardian is
His older brother Darry
Name three Greasers
Darry
Sodapop
Johnny
Steve
Two-Bit
Dally
True or False: Drive in movie theater were popular in the 60's
true
Name a popular car from the 60's
Ford Mustang
Chevy Nova
Chevy Corvet/ Camaro
S.E. Hinton used her initials instead of her real name because
People would not believe that a 17 year old girl would be writing about gangs and violence
Ponyboy's considered himself to be a _____
Loner
Greasers like to wear
jeans, t-shirts, hair slicked back, leather jackets
True or False: Since Ponyboys parents died, he lives alone and takes care of himself
False: He lives with his two brothers and Darry takes care of him and Sodapop
A scary act of nature that killed people in Tulsa Oklahoma in the 60's
What is a tornado?
S.E. Hinton's book "The Outsiders" is most famous among what age groups
Middle Schooler and High Schoolers
When Ponyboy says he has IQ but doesn't use his head. What does Ponyboy mean by this?
He is smart but doesn't use his common sense
Name a differences between the Greasers and the Socs
The Greasers have less money. The socs have more money and "seem to have perfect lives"
Name a Soc
Bob
Randall