Characters
Who is the main character?
Ponyboy Curtis
How did Johnny get hurt?
Johnny is hit by a falling timber that breaks his back and gave him thrid degree burn
S.E. Hinton
Where does The Outsiders take place?
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Name one theme presented in the book
Individual identity, botherhood, divied community/ rich & poor, importance of education or self talk
Who is the main characters brothers?
Darrel/Darry and Sodapop Curtis
How did Dallas hurt himself?
When he was helping Johnny the roof of the church started to collapse, and he gets a bad burn on his arm
Where was she from?
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Where do the Socs live?
They live on the west side of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who said "I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me"?
Ponyboy
How did the Curtis brother's parents die?
Their parents died in a car accident
Why did Sodapop drop out of school?
He dropped out of school to help provide for his brothers as their parents weren't around to help provide them with anything
When was she born?
July 22, 1948
How did Cherry and Ponyboy meet?
They meet at the drive-in movie theater
What is the theme of the quote "Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't that different? We saw the same sunset."
Rich & Poor
Describe the 2 different personalities of 3 of the greasers
Ex. Ponyboy- Smart, handsome
Sodapop- handsome, loyal
Johnny-brave, honest
What is Cherry Valance's real name and why do people call her Cherry instead of her real name?
Her birth name is Sherri Valance but people call her Cherry for her bright red cherry-like hair
Why did she publish her name as S.E. Hintin and not her full name?
To hide her gender
How many days did Ponyboy and Johnny stay at the church?
5 days
Name 2 quotes said in the book (extra 100 points for each other quotes you say)
"Stay Gold Ponyboy, Stay gold", “I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me”, “You get tough like me and you don't get hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' can touch you", “Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too.” etc
Name all 7 of the greasers in Ponyboys gangs
Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darrel/Darry, Johnny, Dallas, Two-Bit and Steve
True or false: Is Darry the oldest member of greaser gang
True: Darry is the oldest member of the gang and of his brothers
Why did she write "The Outsiders" ?
The book was inspired by two rival gangs in her school, she also wanted to show the perspective of the Greasers.
Name 5 different locations the greasers have been at (extra 100 points for another location you can name that was not one you already said)
Ex. Dairy Queen, the abandoned church, the fountain, the Curtis house, the drive-in movie theater, the hospital, the school, the convenience store, and Tim Shepherd House
Who said Stay Gold Ponyboy, Stay Gold, and why did he say it?
Johnny said this quote to Ponyboy before he died because he wanted Ponyboy to stay out of trouble and to stay innocent unlike the other greasers